Big Isle man charged with shooting police officer
COURTESY HAWAII ISLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT
Albert Puu, of Hawaiian Beaches, shot the officer in the leg on Wednesday morning while the officer was responding to a report of an assault, police said.
A 65-year-old man has been charged with shooting a police officer on Hawaii island and hiding in a shed behind his home, police said.
Albert Puu, of Hawaiian Beaches, shot the officer in the leg on Wednesday morning while the officer was responding to a report of an assault, police said.
Puu was charged Thursday afternoon with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree reckless endangering, harassment and several firearm violations. He was being held at the Hilo
cellblock with a $515,000 bail and is scheduled to appear in court Monday.
At about 10:20 p.m. Wednesday, officers were approaching Puu’s home on Oio Street when Puu fired a single shot at police, hitting the officer in the thigh, police said. Officers did not return fire.
Puu hid in a shed behind his home and was arrested without incident 7 a.m. Thursday.
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The injured officer, a two-year veteran with the police department, was in good condition.
