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Man fires shots into hotel room

Detectives were called to the Pacific Marina Inn on Waiwai Loop yesterday after a man with a handgun fired six shots into a guest's room, police said.

The hotel guest told police that a man he did not know knocked on his door at about 4:45 a.m.

The visitor, described as a man in his late 20s, left without saying anything but returned five minutes later, police said. At that point, he fired six rounds from a 9 mm handgun through the door, police said.

The guest was the only person in the room and not injured, according to police, who classified the case as attempted murder.

Woman hurt as car strikes rail

A woman was seriously injured about 5 a.m. yesterday when her car struck a guardrail on Kaukonahua Road, police said.

The woman's car flipped over several times, landing in a pineapple field, according to police.

No other vehicles were involved.

The woman was flown by an Army medical evacuation helicopter to The Queen's Medical Center.

Police said she was in serious condition.

The accident is under investigation.