A large group of people that included Alvin Millard, whose wife and son were slain in a Monday shooting in Meadow Lakes, appeared at a hearing in Palmer court on Thursday for a juvenile delinquency hearing for someone named in court documents as “I.M.”
According to friends of the family, Alvin and Renee Millard had two children, Dean, 10, and Ian, 12. Authorities say Renee and Dean Millard were shot and killed in their home Monday by a juvenile they have not publicly identified.
The delinquency hearing was not open to the public, and district attorney Roman Kalytiak refused to answer any questions about its nature because it involved a child.
“I think it’s one of those things where you guys need to connect the dots,” Kalytiak said. “This case has started, it’s confidential.”
The scene at the courthouse was the latest chapter in a grim story that began when police were called to the Millard home on North Autumn Drive at around 8:20 a.m. after a juvenile called 911. When they arrived, Alaska State Troopers found the bodies of Renee and Dean Millard.
An apparent manhunt began shortly after, with helicopters and armed police patrolling the neighborhood and emergency responders and reporters told to take refuge inside a nearby fire station on Pittman Road. Also present in the fire station parking lot that morning was a trooper SUV, which was occupied by a trooper and a male juvenile who sat in the front passenger seat.
The following day, troopers announced they had arrested a juvenile for the killings.
Mat-Su Borough School District officials said Dean Millard was a student in the district, but when asked about Ian Millard, district spokeswoman Catherine Esary said she could not comment on the family’s oldest boy due to an ongoing juvenile justice matter. Online results of the 2015 Science Olympiad, a school science competition, list an Ian Millard as a competitor for Teeland Middle School.
The family has not publicly commented about the case.
Kalytiak said no information about the case will be released unless the juvenile in custody is waived into adult court. He said he could not say when such a decision was made or give any further details about the proceedings.
Troopers have also refused to answer any questions about the case, citing state privacy laws governing juvenile defendants.
Both Renee and Ian Millard have had their names in the Frontiersman before, but not in connection with any criminal activity. Renee Millard was a frequent competitor in community running and triathlon races, a trait she shared with her two sons. According to online race results, Ian Millard was a three-time junior Mount Marathon racer who also won the junior division of the Why Not Tri triathlon in Wasilla in 2014 and 2015. Dean Millard also competed in youth sporting events.
A Gofundme.com page has been set up to support “Alvin Millard & Family.” As of Friday morning, the page had raised more than $28,000 from 180 donors.
The page includes a brief plea for help in the wake of the family’s tragedy.
“Alvin has been a true friend to all of us throughout the years and now we have the opportunity to support him and his family in this time of need and in doing so provide some small measure of comfort so Alvin can concentrate on the truly important process of healing and moving forward,” reads the statement.
According to friends of the family, Alvin and Renee Millard had two children, Dean, 10, and Ian, 12. Authorities say Renee and Dean Millard were shot and killed in their home Monday by a juvenile they have not publicly identified.
The delinquency hearing was not open to the public, and district attorney Roman Kalytiak refused to answer any questions about its nature because it involved a child.
“I think it’s one of those things where you guys need to connect the dots,” Kalytiak said. “This case has started, it’s confidential.”
The scene at the courthouse was the latest chapter in a grim story that began when police were called to the Millard home on North Autumn Drive at around 8:20 a.m. after a juvenile called 911. When they arrived, Alaska State Troopers found the bodies of Renee and Dean Millard.
An apparent manhunt began shortly after, with helicopters and armed police patrolling the neighborhood and emergency responders and reporters told to take refuge inside a nearby fire station on Pittman Road. Also present in the fire station parking lot that morning was a trooper SUV, which was occupied by a trooper and a male juvenile who sat in the front passenger seat.
The following day, troopers announced they had arrested a juvenile for the killings.
Mat-Su Borough School District officials said Dean Millard was a student in the district, but when asked about Ian Millard, district spokeswoman Catherine Esary said she could not comment on the family’s oldest boy due to an ongoing juvenile justice matter. Online results of the 2015 Science Olympiad, a school science competition, list an Ian Millard as a competitor for Teeland Middle School.
The family has not publicly commented about the case.
Kalytiak said no information about the case will be released unless the juvenile in custody is waived into adult court. He said he could not say when such a decision was made or give any further details about the proceedings.
Troopers have also refused to answer any questions about the case, citing state privacy laws governing juvenile defendants.
Both Renee and Ian Millard have had their names in the Frontiersman before, but not in connection with any criminal activity. Renee Millard was a frequent competitor in community running and triathlon races, a trait she shared with her two sons. According to online race results, Ian Millard was a three-time junior Mount Marathon racer who also won the junior division of the Why Not Tri triathlon in Wasilla in 2014 and 2015. Dean Millard also competed in youth sporting events.
A Gofundme.com page has been set up to support “Alvin Millard & Family.” As of Friday morning, the page had raised more than $28,000 from 180 donors.
The page includes a brief plea for help in the wake of the family’s tragedy.
“Alvin has been a true friend to all of us throughout the years and now we have the opportunity to support him and his family in this time of need and in doing so provide some small measure of comfort so Alvin can concentrate on the truly important process of healing and moving forward,” reads the statement.