Jennifer Sinco Kelleher July 07, 2021 - 7:09 PM
HONOLULU (AP) â Three Honolulu police officers are asking a judge to dismiss charges against them in connection with a shooting that killed a 16-year-old Micronesian boy.
Prosecutors pursuing charges against them after a grand jury declined to indict them âis statutorily and constitutionally impermissible,â said a motion to dismiss by Officer Zackary Ah Nee. Attorneys representing fellow Officers Geoffrey Thom and Christopher Fredeluces have joined in the motion filed Tuesday.
The April 5 shooting killed Iremamber Sykap, who police said was driving a stolen car linked to an armed robbery, burglary, purse-snatching and car theft. Sykap led officers on a chase immediately before the shooting, police said.
Honolulu officers want charges dismissed in fatal shooting
JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press
July 7, 2021
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1of3FILE - In this June 25, 2021, file photo, Honolulu Police officers Geoffrey Thom, left, Christopher Fredeluces, and Zackary Ah Nee in court in Honolulu to face charges in connection with the April 5 fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Micronesian boy. The three Honolulu police officers asked a judge on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, to dismiss charges against them in connection with a shooting that killed Iremamber Sykap. (Craig T. Kojima/Honolulu Star-Advertiser via AP, File)Craig T. Kojima/APShow MoreShow Less
2of3FILE - In this April 28, 2021, file photo, a stuffed bear sits with other tributes at a street memorial where Honolulu Police shot and killed 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap, whose nickname was Baby, during a car chase on Kalakaua Ave. in Honolulu. Three Honolulu police officers asked a judge on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, to dismiss c
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HPD report shows police force used most on Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders
HPD report shows force used most on Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders By Lynn Kawano | February 4, 2021 at 5:58 PM HST - Updated February 4 at 6:34 PM
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police are using more force when making arrests, but a study by the department also shows the officers are facing more resistance.
In its report, HPD reviewed use of force cases from the past five years, from 2015-2019.
The new analysis, the first of its kind for the department, breaks down use of force cases by race, gender and geography.