On Monday evening, Stephen “Greg” Fisk was found dead at his home in Juneau. Weeks earlier, the 70-year-old fisherman had unseated Merrill Sanford to become the mayor of Alaska’s capital city.
Fisk was found by his son Ian, who arrived at the home after the mayor had failed to answer the phone. His death ignited shock and sadness throughout the city and the state.
Bryce Johnson, the city’s police chief, told the Juneau Empire suicide had been ruled out, and noted there had been no sign of forced entry.
The Alaska Dispatch News reports that, according to investigators, Fisk’s body had sustained injuries when discovered by his son. A Juneau police spokeswoman wouldn’t describe the injuries, but said that they “could be characterized as signs of trauma.”