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Convicted Sex Offender Killed in Officer-Involved Shooting Near Whittier

Philip Thomas Phillips, a convicted sex offender who fled his trial, refused to surrender to Alaska State Troopers while armed with a handgun, prompting a SWAT shooting.

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A Wasilla man convicted of sexually abusing a child was killed in a trooper-involved shooting near Whittier after authorities say he pointed a gun at officers.

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Convicted sex offender killed in officer-involved shooting near Whittier

A Wasilla man convicted of sexually abusing a child was killed in a trooper-involved shooting near Whittier after authorities say he pointed a gun at officers.

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SWAT officers fatally shoot man convicted of child sex abuse who fled to boat in Whittier

Philip T. Phillips, 58, was convicted Thursday by a Palmer jury in a case involving a 12-year-old boy, according to the Alaska Department of Law.

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Anchorage Daily News broke the news in Anchorage, United States on Friday, July 10, 2026.
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