By Associated Press - Tuesday, December 11, 2018

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Anchorage police have released the names of two men who may have fatally shot each other during a gun sale transaction on the city’s west side.

Nineteen-year-old Daniel Bender Jr. and 19-year-old Davon Dodge died in the weekend shootings.

Police on Tuesday released no other additional details in the case.

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Police responded to shots fired around 5:10 p.m. Sunday.

One man was found inside a vehicle parked on west 29th Avenue and another was outside the vehicle.

A preliminary investigation determined Bender and Dodge met to discuss the sale of a gun. Police say they apparently got into an argument and shot each other.

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