CHINATOWN, Hawaii (KHON2) — The Honolulu Police Department responded to an apparent acid attack in the Chinatown area on Friday, Aug. 8.
Officials said District 1 police officers responded to an “assault complaint” shortly after 10 p.m.
According to HPD, witnesses said the victim, a 30-year-old man, was crossing the street when an unknown suspect “threw an unidentified liquid in his face, causing several burns.”
Honolulu Fire Department later identified the liquid as sulfuric acid, HPD said.
Paramedics with Honolulu Emergency Medical Services responded to the scene and brought the man to the hospital in critical condition.
Officials said the male suspect is approximately six feet tall and was wearing a blue fitted shirt, dew rag, had a camera around his neck and carried a red bottle.
HPD asks anyone with information to call 911 immediately or contact CrimeStoppers at 808-955-8300.
The investigation remains ongoing.