UPDATE: 7:10 p.m.
Honolulu police today arrested two men today in connection with Friday night’s fatal shooting of a 39-year-old man in Kakaako.
Police arrested a 26-year-old man for suspicion of second-degree murder and firearms offenses, and a 19-year-old man for suspicion of second-degree attempted murder and firearm offenses.
According to an HPD report, an argument between the suspects and the victim escalated into a fight, then the 26-year-old suspect allegedly shot the victim multiple times.
The victim’s friend tried to intervene and the older suspect pointed the firearm at the friend, pulled the trigger but the gun did not discharge, police said. The younger suspect then grabbed the gun, fired at the friend but it again did not fire, police said. The suspects then fled in a black truck.
Police said the suspects were positively identified and arrested this afternoon. HPD will forward the case to the city Department of the Prosecuting Attorney for charges.
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A 39-year-old man was fatally shot in Kakaako late Friday night and Honolulu police are searching for an “armed and dangerous” suspect.
Police said that at about 11:13 p.m., officers and Honolulu Emergency Services personnel responded to a report of a gunshot victim.
EMS said paramedics responded to 100-199 Ohe St., which is near Kakaako Waterfront Park, and treated the victim with “advanced life support.”
The victim was taken in critical condition to a trauma hospital but police said he was pronounced dead at 11:41 p.m. at the hospital.
Honolulu Police Department homicide Lt. Deena Thoemmes said the preliminary investigation found that an argument involving several individuals escalated, and the suspect shot the victim multiple times.
The suspect fled in a black truck immediately after the shooting, she said. Thoemmes said it appears that the suspect and victim knew each other.
The suspect was described as a male with long black, curly hair, wearing a black T-shirt and jeans. She said the suspect “should be considered armed and dangerous.”
HPD investigators were interviewing witnesses and reviewing surveillance videos this morning, Thoemmes said.
Police have opened a second-degree murder investigation and no arrest had been made as of this morning.
