Hawaii police fatally shoot man wielding a weapon on small island of Molokai

Cops responding to a report of a short lived restraining order violation on the small and close-knit Hawaiian island of Molokai shot and killed a person.

Two cops have been responding to the decision Sunday morning once they encountered a person wielding a weapon, the Maui Police Division mentioned.

“The male superior towards the officers, at which era one officer deployed his taser, which proved ineffective earlier than each officers discharged their weapons,” police mentioned in an announcement.

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The person died at Molokai Common Hospital, police mentioned. The officers concerned have been placed on administrative depart and an investigation is ongoing, police mentioned.

Molokai is simply 8 miles northwest of the island of Maui. Residents on the Molokai, identified for its small-town environment and no visitors lights, have been shocked by the deadly taking pictures. Keani Rawlins-Fernandez, who holds the Molokai seat on the county council, informed The Related Press Monday there have been no comparable incidents in current reminiscence.

The Kumimi seashore is seen in Molokai. Hawaii. A person wielding a weapon was shot and killed by the police in Molokai.  (Andre Seale/VW PICS/Common Photos Group through Getty Photos)

Maui police did not instantly reply to an AP e-mail asking when was the final time an officer was concerned in a taking pictures on Molokai.

“Most of us are … associated or associates. We largely know one another,” Rawlins-Fernandez mentioned of the island’s inhabitants of about 7,500. A lot of the officers are long-time Molokai residents, she mentioned.

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Whereas many questions stay about what occurred, persons are questioning the way it might have been prevented. “What extra providers do we’d like on this island in order that we will stop these sorts of issues from occurring?” she mentioned.

She mentioned she went to highschool with the person, identified by police Monday as Nathaniel Naki, 40, of Kaunakakai, the most important city on Molokai.

That is “completely tragic,” Rawlins-Fernandez mentioned. “The group is, , making an attempt to determine collectively how … to console the household.”