3 Officers Charged In Iremamber Sykap's Fatal Shooting - NPR
HONOLULU (AP) — A police officer has been charged with murder and two officers charged with attempted murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy, Honolulu prosecutors said Tuesday.Thom was charged with one count of murder in the second degree.
Malcom Lutu, the president of the state police officers' union, said in a statement: "We continue to trust the process and will continue to stand by our officers.".Deputy Prosecutor Christopher Van Marter said in court documents that Thom fired 10 rounds into the rear window of the Honda "without provocation." Eight of the shots hit Sykap, injuring him in the back of the head, back of the neck, upper back and left arm.Van Marter said that while Thom claimed the Honda rammed into his patrol car, body camera footage didn't show that.He said Ah Nee fired multiple times at Mark Sykap, Iremamber's brother who was also in the car.Jacquie Esser, a state deputy public defender who is not involved in the case, said it's critical that police be held accountable for when they use excessive force and kill unarmed people or if they commit misconduct