Four Honolulu police officers will not be charged in the shooting that killed a man who barricaded himself in a Waikīkī condo and brandished what appeared to be a gun at officers in July 2024, Honolulu Prosecutor Steve Alm said in a press conference on Wednesday.
It turned out that the weapon was a replica Glock designed to shoot only BB-type projectiles, but police at the time had no way of knowing that, Alm said.
Alm has made it his policy to investigate all officer-involved shootings on Oʻahu, but his office rarely files charges against the police involved. The elected prosecutor, however, has made a practice of explaining his reasoning in deciding whether to charge officers…