A 51-year-old Anchorage woman was sentenced to spend 35 years in prison for shooting and killing a stranger on the Fourth of July nearly three years ago.
Sharlene Townsend looks toward her attorney, Julia Moudy, during a sentencing hearing on Tuesday at the Nesbett Courthouse in Anchorage. Townsend pleaded guilty in the July 4, 2020 shooting death of 66-year-old Donald Jordan. shooting and killing a stranger on the Fourth of JulyIt’s still not clear why Sharlene Townsend shot 66-year-old Donald Jordan that day.
Townsend returned to the scene shortly after, but was wearing different clothing and styled her hair differently, the prosecutor said. Witnesses identified her as the shooter and she was taken to police headquarters for questioning. Investigators later found the gun, which was determined to be stolen, hidden in luggage that belonged to Townsend.
She also apologized to Jordan’s family and asked for forgiveness. Townsend began to cry as she read her prepared statement and asked her attorney to read the rest of it. Jordan’s death was heartbreaking for his large, tight-knit family, they said Tuesday. His daughter, brother and nieces spoke at the hearing about how their uncle loved his family and deeply cared about his neighborhood.
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