HONOLULU (KHON2) — A 25-year-old man was charged with Murder in the Second Degree and firearms charges for a shooting on Tuesday at the Waianae Boat Harbor.
Court records state that two men were involved in a verbal argument at the harbor around 10:30 a.m. that apparently stemmed from a prior incident.
The record goes on to state that the incident escalated when the suspect shot the other man multiple times.
Witnesses told KHON2, at the scene, that the victim ran toward the wash rack before collapsing. He was pronounced dead at 11:10 a.m.
“Pop, pop, pop, pop,” said one witness, “was maybe about five or six shots is all I know. The shooter, yeah, he jumped in his truck and dug out.”
Other witnesses said the driver did not take his time as he fled the scene.
“Burning rubber, screeching the tires and stuff like that and almost losing control on the way out,” another witness said. “Went out towards the harbor entrance and then turned right and was headed towards Nanakuli side.”
An HPD officer spotted the suspect’s vehicle and attempted to stop him but the suspect sped away.
The officer declared a pursuit that ended after the suspect “collided and came to a stop.”
Another HPD officer saw the suspect get out of the vehicle and run toward a nearby beach park, where he was ultimately detained.
Two witnesses confirmed the detained man was the person who shot the victim.
The suspectʻs bail was set at $1,000,000.