- ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Anchorage police say a 20-year-old man has been arrested in the Feb. 18 fatal shooting of another man. William Stewart Sharp is charged with first degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Purdy Alston. Police say Alston was shot several time outside a home in the 1,000 block of East 20th Avenue. According to police, Alston made it back inside before collapsing. Police say Alston was taken to a hospital, where was later declared dead.