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HILO MURDER SUSPECT ARRESTED
Big Island police arrested a 31-year-old man in the investigation of a fatal shooting yesterday morning in Hilo.
The suspect was arrested on Kauhane Street and booked on suspicion of second-degree murder. Police did not release the suspect's name.
Police identified the shooting victim as Cameron Selea'itu Mauga, 33, of Hilo. Police responded to a call about a fight and gunshots heard at Puhi Bay and found Mauga with a gunshot wound to the chest at 9:07 a.m. He died at the Hilo Medical Center at 10:20 a.m., police said.
Mauga's criminal record included four convictions, all for misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor offenses.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Norbert Serrao at 961-2383; the police nonemergency line at 935-3311; or Big Island CrimeStoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
MAN WHO ROBBED 'EWA STORE SOUGHT
Police are seeking information through Honolulu CrimeStoppers on the gunman who robbed an 'Ewa store Thursday, the latest in a recent rash of armed robberies on O'ahu.
No one was injured in the 9:55 p.m. robbery of Ewa Mart at 91-831 Fort Weaver Road. The suspect, who fled with an undisclosed amount of cash, was still at large today.
Police criminal investigations commander Maj. Carlton Nishimura urged victims not to take chances when confronted by an armed robber. "We'd like to urge citizens to be concerned with personal safety and not the loss of property," Nishimura said.
Anyone with information on the Ewa Mart robbery can call Honolulu CrimeStoppers at 955-8300 or *CRIME on a cell phone.
