Police searching for suspects in attempted murder of officer in Pearl City
CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Police blocked off the entrance to Pearlridge Center as they investigated the scene in connection with an attempted murder case this morning.
Honolulu police are searching for two possible suspects in connection with an officer-involved shooting in Pearl City this morning.
The incident started in Waiau at about 6 a.m. where an officer attempted to stop a vehicle, police said.
Part of the investigation involves an unoccupied four-door, tan-colored sedan located on Kaonohi Street on the corner of the Macy’s side entrance of Pearlridge Center in Aiea. The vehicle had a shattered window on the driver’s side.
Honolulu police cordoned the area with yellow police tape and temporarily shut down the mauka-bound lanes of Kaonohi Street near the shopping mall as detectives investigated.
The investigation also prompted lockdowns at Pearl Ridge Elementary School, Our Savior Lutheran School and a preschool run by Kamaaina Kids at St. Timothy Episcopal Church as a precautionary measure.
The lockdowns were lifted by 9:30 a.m. and affected lanes on Kaonohi Street were reopened at 9:55 a.m.
Detectives are investigating the case as an attempted murder on a law enforcement officer.
