Police seek suspect in homicide
By Karen Blakeman
Advertiser Staff Writer
Police searched for a 24-year-old man yesterday after another man was shot dead near 94-121 Leokane St. in Waipahu.
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Homicide detectives are asking for the public's assistance in finding Emanuelu Tunoa, a man thought to be armed and dangerous. Police gave little information on the victim yesterday, describing him only as an "unidentified Polynesian man."
Police want to question Emanuelu Tunoa in connection with a Waipahu killing.
The shooting was reported shortly before 2:30 a.m. The victim was shot in the chest and died at a nearby hospital.
Tunoa is Samoan and wears his dark brown, wavy hair pulled back in a bun, police said. He often wears a moustache, goatee, and an earring on his left ear. His tattoos include "Tunoa" across his stomach, "SOS" on his back, a dragon on his left arm and a cat on his right arm. Tunoa is 5 feet 11, 185 pounds and has a muscular build. He may be driving a white 1987 Chevy with license plate FJU050, or a white GMC van with license plate JSD388.
Anyone who recognizes Tunoa should not approach him but should instead call Detective Sheryl Sunia at 529-3166, CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone.
