Man charged in Honolulu game room robbery that left 1 dead
Prosecutors have charged a 31-year-old man in connection with an attempted game room robbery that resulted in the shooting death of another man in Honolulu.
Robin D. Paakaula was charged Monday with first-degree robbery and promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree. His bail is set at $100,000.
Charges are pending for the alleged shooter, Manu K. Sorensen, who police arrested Monday after they issued a bulletin seeking the public’s help in locating him.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim as Jacob N. Feliciano, 31, of Waipahu. He died of a gunshot wound to his torso.
Police said a male suspect, later identified as Sorensen, shot Feliciano during an attempted game room robbery on Kapiolani Boulevard at approximately 10:50 p.m. Saturday and fled the scene.
Feliciano was taken in critical condition to an area hospital where he died.
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Police located Sorensen in Hauula Monday afternoon and arrested him on suspicion of second-degree murder.