Death by Cop 2022-2024
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Alston Kaipo Awong
Age :60
Gender :Male
Race : Indigenous Hawaiian
Date : 08/14/2024
Location : Puhinalo Pl
City : Wainae
County : Oahu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after shooting
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Shots were fired during a domestic argument. Honolulu PD arrived and shot and killed a man with a gun.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/08/15/waianae-shooting-leaves-multiple-victims-injured-hpd-scene/
Albert Lauro Jr.
Age :57
Gender :Male
Race : Indigenous Hawaiian
Date : 07/19/2024
Location : Kapoho
City : Hilo
County : Hawaii
State : Hawaii
Agency : Hawaii Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Believed to have committed a 1991 murder of teenager Dana Ireland on Big Island, three men were wrongly convicted. One of them served 20 years until DNA testing of old evidence resulted in him being exonerated. Police then had the original DNA match and tested an object Albert Lauro Jr. discarded and had a match. When police arrived to formally interview and arrest him, he committed suicide under police duress.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.whio.com/news/national/suspect-cold-case/ZXZ5OF5MX5QHGDFXCXJXSNSAXA/
Eric J. Walsh
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 07/19/2024
Location : 2500 Ala Wai Boulevard
City : Honolulu
County : Oahu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Honolulu Police followed a man by drone who they believed was involved in prior bank robberies. The man allegedly pointed a gun at a police drone. The man locked himself into a condo. Police fired less lethal rounds and a barrage of gunfire, killing the man.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.khon2.com/local-news/honolulu-police-called-to-barricade-situation-in-waikiki/
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/07/19/honolulu-police-responding-barricade-situation-waikiki/
Televise Sau
Age :53
Gender :Male
Race : Indigenous Hawaiian
Date : 04/11/2024
Location : Haiku
City : Maui
County : Maui
State : Hawaii
Agency : Maui Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Died 1 week after police taser firing
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Maui PD fired a taser at a man because he was driving what police believed to be a stolen vehicle and trying to evade police. The man fell ill and died one week after the taser shocks. The family questions the police story and points out unexplained severe head injuries to both the front and back of his head which do not match the police narrative.
SOURCE LINKS :
Narrative, photos:
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2024/04/19/maui-family-demands-answers-after-loved-one-dies-after-being-tased-by-police/
Matthew J. Ornellas Jr.
Age :33
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 03/28/2024
Location : Kuhio Highway
City : Lihue
County : Kauai
State : Hawaii
Agency : Kauai Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Pedestrian killed by vehicle while fleeing from police
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Matthew Ornellas escaped from a community correction center in Lihue, jumped onto freeway and was hit and injured by a hit-and-run vehicle. He died later in the hospital.
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Brian Labra
Age :64
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 03/03/2024
Location : Honolulu Jail
City : Honolulu
County : Oahu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Medical emergency
Event : Found deceased in cell
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Brian Labra was arrested for theft and was found dead in his cell upon booking. He had known heart problems and wore a vest that regulated his heart rate that was not available to him. His sister tried to tell police about it but was not heard.
IncarcerNation generally does not count prison population deaths but does list deaths in police custody surrounding the time of arrest including arrival in jail because there are many arrest-related injuries or medical emergencies which end in death shortly after arrest.
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Brandan Shae Maroney
Age :41
Gender :Male
Race : Black
Date : 01/25/2024
Location : 84-686 Farrington Hwy
City : Makaha
County : Honolulu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Brandan Shae Maroney was experiencing a mental health crisis and was walking in traffic. Police approached him and fired a taser at him and claim he held a knife. They shot and killed him. He died from multiple bullets. His death was ruled a homicide. No officers were charged.
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Samuel Mwarey
Age :16
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 01/05/2024
Location : Unknown
City : Hilo
County : Hawaii
State : Hawaii
Agency : Hawaii Police Department
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Pedestrian killed by police cruiser
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A Hawaii PD officer was driving in the dark on a poorly lit highway without lights and sirens and hit 16-year-old Samuel Mwarey who died in the hospital 4 days later from injuries. The incident is being investigated as a negligent homicide.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://bigislandnow.com/2024/01/08/teen-pedestrian-struck-by-police-officer-dies/
Thomas Matias
Age :77
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 12/28/2023
Location : Ala Moana Center
City : Honolulu
County : Oahu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Died from injuries sustained during violent arrest
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Plainclothes officers jumped 77-year-old Thomas Matias when he got on a moped at the Ala Moana Center and violently arrested him. Police allege that the moped was stolen. Matias was injured in the arrest and taken to an ER. He told his daughter that police had instructed him to say no if asked whether he wanted to be admitted for his injuries and he had complied and signed out against medical advice. His pain and his sister found him in his apartment with extreme head and rib and chest pain. He was found to have broken ribs and other substantial injuries from the attack. He died from these injuries on January 10, 2024. After seeing the coroner’s report of injuries, the investigation was changed to manslaughter against the officers.
His daughter stated that the moped he was attacked for was purchased by him and to the family’s knowledge not stolen. There is no BWC footage as the officers were plainclothes. Surveillance footage was confirmed to exist but has not been released by police.
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Kaena Kaohu
Age :30
Gender :Male
Race : Indigenous Hawaiian
Date : 09/22/2023
Location : 34th Ave in Orchidland Estates
City : Puna
County : Hawaii
State : Hawaii
Agency : Puna PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police after domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed man had an argument with his brother in Puna. He fled with a gun when Puna PD arrived. Police chased him to another location, whereupon he fled again. Police allege that while he was running from them, he fired a shot at them. They shot and killed him. So far, no BWC or other evidence has been released.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://bigislandnow.com/2023/09/23/suspect-in-puna-terroristic-threatening-case-dies-following-officer-involved-shooting-in-hawaiian-paradise-park/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGVxg9oOA6s
Name Not Disclosed
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/29/2023
Location : Ewa Beach
City : Honolulu
County : Oahu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Suicide under police duress
Event : Suicide under police duress
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
An unnamed 38-year-old man was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound following an hours-long police standoff in the Kapilina Beach Homes community in Ewa Beach. Police had been sent to the home on Bittern Avenue for a man who was reportedly armed with a firearm. He committed suicide after police arrived.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/24/2023
Location : Unknown
City : Pearl City
County : Oahu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
SWAT call left a sniper rifle unattended and a man got it and was shot and killed by HPD.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 06/23/2023
Location :
City : Pearl City
County : Oahu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic disturbance
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Honolulu PD responded to a domestic disturbance, found a man with 2 knives and a rifle and shot and killed him.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : Unknown
Date : 05/12/2023
Location : Hawaii Polo Field North
City : Honolulu
County : Oahu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during standoff
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man had taken another man hostage in Mokuleia and when the specialized division of Honolulu PD appeared, he was firing shots at the ocean, the ground and finally was shot and killed by police.
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Nathaniel Naki
Age :40
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 04/30/2023
Location : Marker 18.5 off Kamehameha V Highway
City : Moloka’i
County : Maui
State : Hawaii
Agency : Maui PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot, taser
Event : Mentally ill man killed by Maui PD
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Sunday, April 30, Maui police had received information on a Temporary Restraining Order Violation near mile marker 18.5 off Kamehameha V Highway in Wailua, Molokaʻi. Two officers came into contact with a 40-year-old Kaunakakai male who was carrying a machete. He walked toward the officers. Officers pointed tasers and guns at him and fired a taser. Heavily edited BWC footage does not show this nor the shooting. He was killed for carrying the machete. Family said he had been bipolar and “did not deserve to die.”
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Ronald Patrick Keahonui Kahihikolo
Age :44
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 03/10/2023
Location : Kamakaeha Ave+ Palani
City : Kona
County : Big Island
State : Hawaii
Agency : Ka’u PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during domestic violence call
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
On Tuesday morning, March 7, 2023, Ka‘ū patrol officers received a call about a 42-year-old woman who had been shot during a domestic dispute in the 92-2000 block of Outrigger Drive in Ocean View. Detectives spotted Ronald Patrick Keahonui Kahihikolo on Kamakaeha Avenue and Palani Road. The man was uncooperative and police shot and killed him. No BWC exists as these were plainclothes officers who do not wear bodycams.
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Kainoa Kahele-Bishop
Age :32
Gender :Male
Race : Native Pacific Islander
Date : 03/10/2023
Location : Kamakameha+Palani
City : Kailua-Kona
County : Hawaii
State : Hawaii
Agency : Big Island PD
Officer(s) : Justin Gasper, Chad Taniyama
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Officers Justin Gasper and Chad Taniyama stopped Kainoa Kahele-Bishop for questioning about a prior crime. He was uncooperative and allegedly reached for an object and was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/03/big-island-police-shoot-and-kill-man-in-kailua-kona/
Christopher Alan Ferreira
Age :38
Gender :Male
Race : White
Date : 01/02/2023
Location : Ohiohi St
City : Kea'au
County : Hawaii
State : Hawaii
Agency : Hawaii PD
Officer(s) : Unknown
Cause of Death : Taser
Event : Killed by police with taser during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Hawaii PD were called to a domestic violence call and found Christopher Alan Ferreira holding a knife to his own neck and vomiting. Police fired a taser an unknown number of times, killing him.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://bigislandgazette.com/man-dies-after-police-respond-to-attempted-suicide-call/
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2023/01/04/hawaii-news/puna-man-dead-after-incident-with-police/
Reynaldo Ricarde
Age :29
Gender :Male
Race : Indigenous Hawaiian
Date : 12/29/2022
Location : Pu’ukani St+ S Pu’u’une Avenue
City : Kahului
County : Maui
State : Hawaii
Agency : Maui Police Department
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during mental health crisis
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Maui PD were called to a residence for a mental health crisis, found a man holding a dull round knife sharpener. Police shot and killed him. His mother said police knew him well from similar previous episodes.
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Name Not Disclosed
Age :48
Gender :Male
Race : Not Disclosed
Date : 12/08/2022
Location : 2280 Kuhio Ave
City : Honolulu
County : Honolulu
State : Hawaii
Agency : Honolulu PD
Officer(s) : Not Disclosed
Cause of Death : Gunshot
Event : Killed by police during investigation
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
A man fired shots at a hotel, resulting in an 8-hour siege with SWAT and numerous police units. Finally, the man emerged with a gun and was shot. The man was seen with his hands high in the air surrendering when he was shot and killed.
SOURCE LINKS :
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2022/12/09/police-investigation-shuts-down-portion-kuhio-ave-waikiki/
https://www.khon2.com/hawaii-crime/hpd-brings-update-on-fatal-barricade-situation-in-waikiki/