Primary Name: Hunsaker, Ed
Filed as: ed_hunsaker
Also known as: Ed Hunsaker; Edward Hunsaker
Occupation / Association: Resident of Douglas, Alaska
Born:
Died: September 6, 1914, Douglas, Alaska
Parents:
Spouse: Lucy Shellhouse Hunsaker (former wife)
Children:
Associated places: Douglas, Alaska
Keywords: Ed Hunsaker, Edward Hunsaker, Hunsaker Ed, Douglas Alaska residents, 1914 Douglas shooting
Biography
Ed Hunsaker lived in Douglas, Alaska for many years.
On the evening of September 6, 1914, Hunsaker encountered Frency Emile Senecele and his former wife Lucy Shellhouse Hunsaker in the Indian settlement at Douglas.
According to contemporary accounts, Hunsaker confronted Senecele and attempted to strike him with a billy club. Senecele disarmed him and knocked him down several times during the struggle. Hunsaker then drew a revolver and shot Senecele, the bullet striking him below the left breast and killing him instantly.
When Lucy Shellhouse Hunsaker leaned over the fallen man, Hunsaker fired again, striking her in the back of the head. She fell beside Senecele and died at the scene.
After the shooting, Hunsaker returned to his cabin and locked the door. When officers later forced entry, they found that Hunsaker had taken his own life with a gunshot wound to the head.
Sources
Find-A-Grave memorial for Lucy Hunsaker
Tags: Ed Hunsaker, Edward Hunsaker, Lucy Shellhouse Hunsaker, Frency Emile Senecele, Douglas Alaska residents