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Police Suspect Foul Play In Recent Bethel Death

Bethel police department
Bethel Police Department
Bethel police department

Update: The Bethel Police Department arrested 27-year old Kyle Kilongak of Bethel on Thursday for the murder of David Carl. Kilongak is charged with murder in the second degree. Bail is set at $250,000. 

On Wednesday, police and medics responded to a call in Bethel’s Housing area. There they found 65-year-old David Carl bleeding, and rushed him to the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation where he was declared dead. His body was transported to Anchorage for autopsy.

The Alaska Bureau of Investigation is working with Bethel Police on the case.

Anna Rose MacArthur served as KYUK's News Director from 2015-2022.