He received his bachelor's degree from University of Washington and a Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law.
After law school, Sullivan served in the United States Army as a judge advocate general and military police officer.
[3] On December 8, 2014, Sullivan was shot and killed in a private residence in Utqiaġvik, Alaska (formerly Barrow), which local police investigated as a homicide.
[6] On October 26, 2017, Fischer was found guilty after trial of all counts including first degree murder.
[7] On April 6, 2018, Alaska Superior Court Judge Gregory Miller sentenced Fischer to one hundred and five years in prison for the murder of Sullivan.