UPDATE: 11:56 a.m.

The man arrested on suspicion of murder in the second degree is 25-year-old Samuel M. D. Jones of Ewa Beach, according to police booking records and state court documents. Jones was arrested at 7:16 a.m. on Makaimoimo Street in Mililani.

Jones has nine prior arrests and citations.

10:40 a.m.

Honolulu police arrested a 25-year-old man on suspicion of murder in the second degree this morning after officers found the body of a woman in a burning car in the parking lot of Mililani High School.

At about 6:40 a.m. witnesses saw a car fire and called 911. Officers responding to the call were told witnesses saw a man “opening and closing doors during the fire” before running away, according to police.

Witnesses followed the man until police arrived. Police were told he was carrying a “bladed type weapon.” Officers detained the man and arrested him on suspicion of murder in the second degree.

The Honolulu Fire Department said it responded to a 911 call at about 6:50 a.m. regarding the vehicle fire in the parking lot next to the high school’s baseball field.

One unit with four personnel responded, and upon arrival on scene at 6:55 a.m., firefighters found the fire to have been self-extinguished and discovered the body inside.

Lt. Deena Thoemmes of HPD said the victim has not been identified, and that the investigation is ongoing.

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Firefighters and paramedics responding to the scene of a burning car this morning in Mililani discovered a body within the vehicle.

After the fire was reported around 7 a.m. today, Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene on Meheula Parkway and found a body inside the burned car. The person was declared dead at the scene.

No further information on the identity of the victim was immediately available.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.