 Alaska State Troopers were involved in a deadly shooting in Kasilof early Monday morning. According to the dispatch on the incident, troopers were notified that a man was threatening to kill people with a sword just after midnight. Two troopers initially arrived on the scene to find a man brandishing a harpoon who then charged at the trooper's marked patrol vehicle. The assailant later identified as 67-year-old Kirk Medak of Soldotna initially retreated after one of the troopers ordered him to step back.