03-29-16 Oshiro Road firearms incident (update)

Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C16008525

 

Media Release (update)

An autopsy conducted on the body of a shooting victim determined that the fatal injury was self-inflicted.

Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section were informed by the medical examiner that the autopsy determined that the gunshot wound sustained by the juvenile male was a self-inflicted wound. Foul play has been excluded in this incident, which is classified as a fatal home accident.

Detectives are conferring with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney on possible criminal charges stemming from the storage of the firearm.


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