Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
Members of the Honolulu Police Specialized Services Division respond to a barricade situation with an armed man at the Kahala Hotel in Honolulu on Saturday, April 10, 2021. The armed man barricaded himself inside a hotel room at the resort in Honolulu and fired shots through the door, a police official said. (Cindy Ellen Russell/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) April 12, 2021 - 7:28 PM
HONOLULU - The Honolulu Medical Examiner s office on Monday identified the U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself at a luxury resort after a standoff with police over the weekend.
Russell Cruz, 40, of Kailua, Hawaii, died of a gunshot wound to the head, the medical examiner s office said. The Navy was still notifying relatives Monday and hadn t released his identity, said Cmdr. Cindy Fields, a spokesperson for the U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force.
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The sailor who killed himself while barricaded in a fourth-floor room at The Kahala Hotel & Resort during a standoff with police this weekend died a month after another member of the Pacific Fleet’s submarine force died by suicide while on duty at Pearl Harbor.
Navy sailor who shot, killed himself at Hawaii resort identified 2 hours ago Members of the Honolulu Police Specialized Services Division respond to a barricade situation with an armed man at the Kahala Hotel in Honolulu on Saturday, April 10, 2021. The armed man barricaded himself inside a hotel room at the resort in Honolulu and fired shots through the door, a police official said. (Cindy Ellen Russell/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP) HONOLULU The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office on Monday identified the U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself at a luxury resort after a standoff with police over the weekend.
Sailor who shot, killed himself at Hawaii resort identified
by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, The Associated Press
Posted Apr 12, 2021 9:55 pm EDT
Last Updated Apr 12, 2021 at 9:58 pm EDT
HONOLULU The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s office on Monday identified the U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself at luxury resort after a standoff with police over the weekend.
Russell Cruz, 40, of Kailua, Hawaii, died of a gunshot wound to the head, the medical examiner’s office said. The Navy was still notifying relatives Monday and hadn’t released his identity, said Cindy Fields, commander of Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
The Honolulu Medical Examiner's office identified the U.S. Navy sailor who shot himself in Hawaii after a 10-hour standoff with police over the weekend.