Police say Juneau mayor didn't die of gunshot

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Police in Alaska's capital city have not determined whether the city's new mayor died from a natural event or foul play but have tentatively ruled out gunshots, drugs or suicide in the death.

There was no sign of forced entry into Fisk's home above Juneau's downtown, where a lone police vehicle sat outside the home Tuesday afternoon.

Police tape kept the curious away, and a sign announced the sidewalk — which are really steps along the mountainside street — was closed.

Police are hoping the state medical examiner in Anchorage will complete the autopsy in a couple of days, she said.

Bob King, a veteran of Alaska politics who worked as press secretary to former Gov. Tony Knowles and as a fisheries aide to former U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, was Fisk's next-door neighbor, friend and campaign manager.

Fisk wanted to encourage development of Juneau's waterfront and pledged to push the federal government to restore jobs that had been moved to Seattle from Juneau, King said.