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Honolulu police arrested a 49-year-old man Friday night on suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly shooting a 41-year-old man in the stomach earlier that day in Maili.
At about 1:50 a.m. the two men, who know one another, had an argument over tent space that ended in gunfire, police said. “The victim was shot multiple times by the suspect,” according to a summary from detectives with the Honolulu Police Department’s homicide detail.
The suspect fled on foot but was seen entering a blue Chevy truck and leaving the scene.
The victim left the tent and walked to a bus stop near 87-0021 Farrington Highway. He was treated for a gunshot wounds “to the middle of his body” by Emergency Medical Services paramedics and transported in serious condition to a hospital, according to EMS.
At about 7:30 p.m., HPD officers from the District 8 Crime Reduction Unit found and arrested the suspect in Waianae, police said.
In addition to attempted murder, the suspect was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm and other weapons offenses.
Charges are pending with the city Department of the Prosecuting Attorney.