A week after a shocking acid attack left a man critically injured in Honolulu’s Chinatown, police have identified 34-year-old Marquis Johnson as the suspect in the seemingly random assault. According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, Johnson remains at large and is considered extremely dangerous, prompting an intensive manhunt across Oahu.
The attack occurred on Friday, August 8, around 11:40 p.m. when the 30-year-old victim had just picked up food and was walking on North Hotel Street near Smith Street and Nuuanu Avenue. As reported by Hawaii News Now, an unknown man approached the victim on the sidewalk, asked him a few questions, then suddenly threw an unknown liquid on him. The Honolulu Fire Department later confirmed the substance was sulfuric acid.
Honolulu Emergency Medical Services treated the victim for severe burns before transporting him to an emergency room in critical condition. The victim did not know his attacker, making the assault appear completely random. “Johnson is considered dangerous. If you see him do not approach. Call 911 immediately,” HPD warned in their evening news release Tuesday, as mentioned on Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
Suspect Description and Manhunt
Police describe Johnson as 6 feet tall with a slim build. At the time of the attack, he was wearing a long-sleeved blue hooded Dri-Fit shirt, black pants, black athletic shoes, and black-framed glasses, according to the Star-Advertiser. He carried a black backpack and was holding a red or maroon Hydro Flask…