Posted at 11:33 a.m., Monday, September 23, 2002
Police Beat
Advertiser Staff
Man arrested after shots firedGunshots were fired during a fight between a group of men yesterday at a convenience store in Makaha but no one was injured.
Police arrested a Wai'anae man, 47, on suspicion of attempted murder and first-degree terroristic threatening. The 6 p.m. incident at the 7-Eleven store at 85-010 Farrington Highway started as an argument between the man and a 32-year-old male acquaintance.
When several of the younger man's friends intervened, the Wai'anae man allegedly went to his parked vehicle and brought out a .22-caliber revolver. Two shots were fired during a struggle for the weapon.
Rider aids bus driver punched in Kalihi
A 61-year-old Red Hill man was arrested Saturday for allegedly punching a city bus driver. The incident at Kamehameha Highway and Laumaka Street in Kalihi was reported at 7:35 p.m.
Another rider on the bus came to the driver's aid, police said. Police are seeking charges of third-degree assault.