Police Investigate Death of Alaska’s Capital City Mayor

The newly elected mayor of Alaska’s capital city had suffered injuries when was found dead, but police are awaiting autopsy results to announce a possible cause of death, officials said Tuesday.

D.J. Thomson (R) and Joyce Levine light candles on Kennedy Street after hearing about the death of Mayor Stephen "Greg" Fisk in Juneau, Alaska, on Nov. 30, 2015. Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire via AP

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Police in Alaska’s capital city have tentatively ruled out gunshots, drugs or suicide in the death of the newly elected mayor but have not determined whether he died from a natural event or foul play.

The adult son of Stephen “Greg” Fisk, 70, found the mayor’s body Monday afternoon and alerted police.

Fisk was found with injuries that police did not describe. Police are awaiting autopsy results to announce a possible cause of death.

“It’s not clear what the cause of those injuries are,” said police spokeswoman Erann Kalwara.

Fisk lived alone. There was no sign of forced entry into Fisk’s home above Juneau’s downtown. Police are hoping the state medical examiner in Anchorage will complete the autopsy in a couple of days, she said.

Juneau Mayor Greg Fisk talks about his first week on the job during an interview in Juneau, Alaska, on Oct. 23, 2015. The newly elected mayor of Alaska's capital city was found dead in his home on Nov. 30, 2015, Circumstances surrounding the death were not immediately known. Michael Penn/The Juneau Empire via AP