Navy sailor who shot himself in a Hawaii hotel was from New York
The Associated Press
8 hours ago
In this Nov. 15, 2020, file photo, people are seen on the beach and in the water in front of the Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu. (Jennifer Sinco Kelleher/AP)
HONOLULU — The U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself at a luxury Hawaii resort was assigned to the Naval Submarine Support Center in Pearl Harbor.
Lt. Cmdr. Russell Cruz, 40, of New York, died from a self-inflected gunshot wound in a room at the Kahala Hotel & Resort after a standoff with Honolulu police over the weekend.