Friday, May 24, 2013
Tip-off snares suspect in 2 officers' shooting
He is traced to a Hilo home, where he is found with a gunshot wound in the chest
POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 04, 2013
~~<p>Relatives of a 31-year-old Hilo man who allegedly shot two officers in Hilo informed police of his location Thursday, leading to his arrest nearly 20 hours after the shootings.</p>
<p>The Wednesday night shootings were the first time police officers had been shot in Hawaii County in more than 15 years, Hawaii County police Chief Harry Kubo­jiri said at a news conference Thursday.</p>
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Relatives of a 31-year-old Hilo man who allegedly shot two officers in Hilo informed police of his location Thursday, leading to his arrest nearly 20 hours after the shootings.
The Wednesday night shootings were the first time police officers had been shot in Hawaii County in more than 15 years, Hawaii County police Chief Harry Kubojiri said at a news conference Thursday. Login for more...
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