Police: Hours before allegedly setting man on fire, suspect vowed to âmake that guy payâ Surveillance images show the person suspected of setting a homeless man on fire in Downtown Honolulu in a horrific attack that left the victim critically injured. (Source: Courtesy) By HNN Staff | May 18, 2021 at 11:11 AM HST - Updated May 18 at 2:07 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Authorities have charged a Honolulu man with attempted murder for allegedly setting an acquaintance on fire last week while he slept in Downtown Honolulu.
Authorities identified the suspect as William Woods. In court documents, police said they found accelerant â which was used in the crime â in Woodsâ vehicle.
Surveillance images show suspect wanted for setting homeless man on fire
Surveillance images show suspect wanted for setting homeless man on fire By Allyson Blair | May 13, 2021 at 4:52 PM HST - Updated May 13 at 6:55 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - New surveillance images show the person suspected of setting a homeless man on fire in Downtown Honolulu in a horrific attack that left the victim critically injured.
So far, police have made no arrests in the case.
The pictures show the victim had been attacked twice in the span of just a few hours.
The first time, the suspect wore a blue bandanna, black sleeves over his arms and in his left hand held what HPD sources say is a Molotov cocktail.