Witnesses: Argument over money preceded fatal game room shooting
CRIMESTOPPERS
Nathaniel Foster
A 26-year-old man charged in the shooting death of a 24-year-old man at an illegal McCully game room argued about money with the victim before gunfire broke out, according to a court document.
A preliminary hearing for the suspect, Nathaniel Foster, is scheduled for Wednesday on a second-degree murder charge in connection with the death of Kioco Melson. Foster is being held in lieu of $1 million bail.
At about 9 p.m. Wednesday, police responded to several gunshots coming from the area of South Beretania Street and Poha Lane. A witness led officers to the second floor of the game room located at 2203 South Beretania St. where they observed Melson’s body covered with a blanket.
Witnesses told police a man they referred to as “Jaimaca,” identified as Foster, had fatally shot Melson. One of the witnesses told officers both Melson and Foster worked at the illegal gambling room.
The witness said he saw the two men arguing with each other as Melson sat in a chair and Foster stood near the door of the game room. Police said Foster then pulled out a black semi-automatic gun from his fanny pack and shot Melson multiple times, said the court document.
Another witness said he heard both men talking about money before Foster abruptly opened the door and allegedly shot Melson several times. The document said Foster then stood over Melson as he was laying on the floor and shot him several more times before he fled.
The medical examiner’s office determined Melson died from multiple gunshot wounds. The manner of death was classified as a homicide.
A SWAT team located Foster at a Kalihi apartment and arrested him Saturday.
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Like the scene in the movie, “Fargo”, over what? A little bit of money.
expect no less for both as hoodlums. 1 gone, one we pay for incarceration(LOSE MONEY)
dangerous game room
This is organized crime at work here.
Foster may not last very long in jail. But he can’t make the million dollar bail. Justice will find a way to work itself out.
Yes, young guys involved in “protection” business. USO will eat him up in prison. Wrong color, wrong affiliation, wrong place.
sounds more like an execution than a second-degree.
maybe time to reconsider.
not meant to be humorous.
Ron White: “I’m from Texas. In Texas we have the death penalty. And we USE it.
That’s right, if you come to Texas and kill somebody, we will kill you back. That’s our policy.
They’re trying to pass a bill right now through the Texas Legislature that will speed up the process of execution in heinous crimes where there’s more than three credible eye witnesses.
If more than three people saw you do what you did, you don’t sit on death row for 15 years, Jack, you go straight to the front of the line.”
The hey should do that here
Ditto
Now that he killed the guy, how does he think he will get his money? So stupid.
Naw, he didn’t want the money, he just wants some of that delicious grub at Halawa!
This perp should be put down.
Nope… lock em up. Throw away the key.
Out of the heart comes evil thoughts, evil words, evil actions, evil intentions, and evil motives that defiles him. Its not what you put into your mouth and eliminated into the sewer that defiles him. The love of money is the root of all kinds of evil.
What use is this guy for society. At 26 years old, my great grand children will be paying for the incarceration of this guy – and the sad thing, I do not have any grandchildren yet.
Good for both of them.
another black lives matter to recruit, killing people.
Not at Halawa. Samoans control everything thing in there, even Arizona. Goes back to Hawaiian Gardens in LA. Mexican Mafia and Samoans have an alliance in prison here, California, Arizona….. common knowledge to law enforcement that study gangs in prison. Every day battle between blacks, whites, and brown skin guys, in and outside of prison. If you control what goes on in prison, you control what goes on outside on the streets. Everybody eventually ends up in prison where you are studied, tested, then recruited.