A Honolulu police officer who shot and killed a homeless man in Mākaha in 2024 will not face charges, prosecutors announced on Thursday.
Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan told reporters shortly after the shooting that 35-year-old Brandan Maroney had been armed with a knife and charged at police officers. At the time, it was unclear whether Maroney was holding the knife when he rushed the officer who fired the fatal shots.
At a press conference on Thursday, prosecutors shared new details, including that Maroney didn’t pull out the knife until several moments after officers approached him and that he was not holding the knife when he was shot…