Diamond Head shooting

Honolulu Police Chief Pleads For Passage Of Gun Measures In Wake Of Diamond Head Shooting

By • Feb 27, 2020
Casey Harlow / HPR

Honolulu's first responders are asking state lawmakers to pass a package of gun control bills that they say could prevent incidents like January's Diamond Head shooting that left two police officers dead.

Honolulu Medical Examiner IDs 2nd Set Of Remains At Shooting/Fire

By HPR News Staff • Feb 5, 2020
Catherine Cruz/HPR

The Honolulu medical examiner has identified the second set of remains at the scene of the fatal Diamond Head-area shooting and fire as Jerry Hanel. Police say Hanel shot and killed two police officers last month as they responded to a 911 call.

Lawmakers Seek Gun Restrictions, Expansion Of Involuntary Mental Health Treatment

By • Feb 5, 2020

Citing the recent killing of two Honolulu police officers, a group of lawmakers wants to further restrict access to firearms and expand the power to require mental health treatment.

Large Crowd Bids Farewell To HPD Officer Killed In Hibiscus Drive Shooting

By • Jan 31, 2020
Catherine Cruz/AP

Hundreds of police, firefighters and members of the public gathered Thursday to pay respects to fallen Honolulu police officer Tiffany Enriquez.

In Wake Of Hibiscus Drive, How To Handle Difficult Evictions

By • Jan 30, 2020
Associated Press

Police are still piecing together the events that ended with two Honolulu officers fatally shot and seven homes on Hibiscus Drive near Diamond Head burned to the ground last week.

What is known is that the suspected gunman and arsonist was being evicted after repeated attempts, raising the question: could it have been handled differently?

Remains Of Landlady Identified In Burnt-Out Hawaii Home

By • Jan 24, 2020
Catherine Cruz/HPR

Updated: 1/24/2020 2:10 p.m.

The Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the remains of two people found in a burnt-out home where a man allegedly shot and killed two Honolulu police officers and attacked a neighbor before setting the house ablaze last weekend.

Hawaii Eyes Closing Gun Loopholes, Bolstering Mental Health

By • Jan 22, 2020
Marco Garcia/AP

Hawaii already has some of the nation's strictest gun laws, but the fatal shooting of two Honolulu police officers by a man his lawyer and neighbors believe had psychiatric problems has added new urgency to efforts to close gun control loopholes and bolster mental health care treatment.

Human Remains Found At Scene of Diamond Head Shooting

By & HPR News Staff • Jan 21, 2020
Marco Garcia/AP

Updated: 1/20/2020 8:07p.m.

Honolulu police say human remains were found Tuesday at the scene of the Diamond Head-area shooting that killed two officers and left a victim stabbed in the leg.