Homicide Investigation on the 100-block of W Dimond Boulevard
Update 11/19/25, From the Attorney General’s Office
Nov. 19, 2025, 2025 (Anchorage, AK) – Yesterday, an Anchorage jury found Ryan Michael Dummler guilty of Murder in the First Degree and two counts of Murder in the Second Degree for the murder of John William Martin III.
Evidence presented at trial showed that on June 15, 2023, at approximately 5 a.m., Anchorage Police (APD) responded to a 911 call for shots fired in the area of Jester Circle and King St. APD Patrol officers found John William Martin III, 51, deceased behind a large utility box on the grounds of the Global Credit Union at the corner of Dimond Blvd and King St.
Surveillance video obtained from nearby businesses revealed that at approximately 4:58 a.m., Dummler, while on foot, approached Martin, who was sleeping behind the utility box. Dummler aggressively ripped back Martin’s bedding, rousing him awake, then proceeded to yell at Martin for a matter of seconds before pulling out a handgun and firing eight rounds at Martin, hitting him seven times. Traffic cameras tracked Dummler to the Burger King on Old Seward and Dimond, where he reported for work as a shift supervisor at 5:08 a.m. When Dummler was taken into custody, APD located a Glock Model 19x handgun in his backpack, which matched shell casings collected at the scene.
Dummler remains in custody, with sentencing set for March 23, 2026. He faces a sentencing range of 30 years to 99 years for the highest charge.
This case was tried before Superior Court Judge Andrew Peterson by Assistant Attorney General Heather Nobrega and Assistant Attorney General Daniel Shorey of the Office of Special Prosecutions, with the assistance of Paralegal Daira Pico and Law Office Assistant Jennifer Ball. The Anchorage Police Department Homicide Unit, led by Detective Morgan Padrnos, investigated the case.
Update 6/16/23
The victim has been identified as 51-year-old John Martin III. Next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.
Update 6/16/23
Initial indications are that the victim and the suspect had a verbal altercation during which the suspect produced a gun and shot the victim multiple times, then fled the area. The suspect, later identified as 32-year-old Ryan Dummler, was located and taken into custody by the Investigative Support Unit without incident. The motive for the shooting and whether or not the victim and suspect were known to each other is still under investigation. Dummler was remanded at the Anchorage Jail on charges of Murder 1 and Murder 2.
The victim’s identity will be released once next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.
The Anchorage Police Department would like to thank the citizens and businesses in the area for providing information to dispatch and homicide detectives that led to solving this crime swiftly.
Original 6/15/2023
The Anchorage Police Department would like to thank the citizens and businesses in the area for providing information to dispatch and homicide detectives that lead to solving this crime swiftly.
At 5:01 AM on June 15, 2023, Anchorage Police responded to the 100-block of W Dimond Boulevard regarding a report of shots being heard in the vicinity. Upon arrival a deceased adult male was found in a parking lot; the victim has at least one gunshot wound to the upper body. APD’s Crime Scene Team will be responding to process the area.
No arrests have been made. Anyone with information regarding this incident, to include surveillance footage of the area, is asked to call Police Dispatch at 3-1-1 (option #1) or 907-786-8900 (option 0).
APD Case 23-19181
