Homicide Investigation on the 3700-block of Lois Drive

Update on 5/4/24:

From the Attorney General’s Office:

Yesterday an Anchorage grand jury indicted 28-year-old Tierza Hayes for two counts of Murder in the Second Degree and one count of Manslaughter for the murder of Steven Robert Reeves.

The charges stem from a homicide that occurred on April 27, in the area of Lois Drive and Spenard Road in Anchorage.  

Hayes is in the custody of the Department of Corrections and is being held on a $250,000 cash performance bond and a $250,000 cash appearance bond. If convicted at trial, Hayes faces a sentence of up to 99 years imprisonment.

These charges are only allegations and are not evidence of guilt. The defendant is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial at which the prosecution must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Update on 4/30/24:

The victim has been identified as 39-year-old Steven Reeves.  Next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.

Update at 2:50 AM on 4/28/24:

Initial indications are that 28-year-old Tierza I. M. Hayes and her husband got into an argument with a neighbor while they were all outside on the common balcony of the apartment complex where they reside.  During the altercation Hayes produced and discharged a handgun, striking the adult male victim in the upper body.

Hayes will be remanded at Hiland Mountain Correctional Center on the charges of Murder in the Second Degree and Manslaughter.

The motive behind the shooting remains under investigation.  The victim’s name will be released once next-of-kin notification procedures have been completed.

Original on 4/27/24:

At 7:41 PM on April 27, 2024, Anchorage Police responded to an apartment complex on the 3700-block of Lois Drive regarding a shooting.  AFD Medics also responded; they declared the adult male victim deceased at the scene. 

Officers have contacted everyone involved.  At least one person has been transported to the Anchorage Police Department for questioning by detectives.  The Crime Scene Team will be responding to process scene; there will be a continued police presence in the area while that happens.

APD Case 24-12972