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Honolulu Prosecutor Promises Independent Investigations Into Police Shootings

Honolulu Prosecutor Promises Independent Investigations Into Police Shootings - Honolulu Civil Beat But it’s unclear whether the public will ever see the results of his office’s investigation. Reading time: 6 minutes. Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm said on Thursday that his office will conduct independent investigations into two recent fatal shootings by Honolulu police officers and will approach the review process differently than his predecessors. “This is a new administration, and we are looking at all the practices and procedures, and we are going to do things differently,” Alm said at a press conference. “I believe it is critical to have an independent but thorough, objective investigation into both of these cases and for any future police-involved shooting of civilians.”

Lawsuit less than a week after Honolulu police shooting

The family of an unarmed Black man shot and killed by Honolulu police filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday alleging officers were motivated by racial discrimination.

Widow of Man Fatally Shot by Honolulu Police Files Wrongful Death Suit

• 3 hours ago Casey Harlow / HPR The family of an unarmed Black man shot and killed by Honolulu police filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday alleging officers were motivated by racial discrimination. Lindani Myeni, 29, walked into a Honolulu home, sat down and took off his shoes last week, prompting the occupants of the house to call 911, police said. Less than two days later, police released two clips from responding officers body camera footage. In one brief clip, an officer is heard yelling for Myeni to get on the ground. Three shots ring out before an officer says, “police.” In releasing the footage, Acting Deputy Chief Allan Nagata acknowledged officers didn’t identify themselves before shooting. But he said it was clear they were police, even in the dark.

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