This is Now (April 16, 2021)

Hawaii News Now

Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard said Thursday that the reason police officers fatally shot a man in Nuuanu was clear: He was putting their lives in jeopardy. But some say that the police department needs to start quickly releasing the body cam footage to justify their actions for this shooting and others and to address community concerns. Police were called to the home on Coelho Way when residents claimed the suspect — identified by family as 29-year-old Lindani Myeni — walked into their home, removed his shoes, and started talking to them. HPD said he had no weapons and no criminal record. Ballard said when officers arrived, he charged them and repeatedly punched them, and a Taser failed to stop him. The officers shot the suspect multiple times, Ballard said, after he repeatedly punched officers, including one who sustained multiple facial fractures and a concussion.