Man shot by HPD officer charged with two crimes

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The suspect who was shot by a Honolulu Police Department officer on Feb. 15 near Hālawa Housing was charged with two counts of Terroristic Threatening in the First Degree.

Kay-Pee K. Palik Jr., 22, was charged with the crimes following a domestic dispute where he allegedly punched his 16-year-old brother and 18-year-old sister, according to Interim Chief Rade Vanic.

The incident took place at approximately 10:22 p.m., with Pali arming himself with a “sizable” knife and advancing toward officers.

Domestic dispute in Hālawa ends in officer-involved shooting

According to Vanic, responding officers had used a stun gun on Palik, to no avail. When he continued to not cooperate, a veteran officer shot one round at his thigh, Vanic said…

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