Body camera footage released in fatal Ocean View police shooting

Oct 09, 2026

Hawaii police have released body camera footage of a deadly officer-involved shooting on the Big Island, a grim look at how a theft call ended with a 31-year-old man dead and an officer hurt.

  • The chase began with a theft in Ocean View and moved into rough, remote lava fields.
  • A taser was used first but barely worked, and the man pulled the wires off and kept going.
  • He was heard threatening to kill the officer, then started throwing lava rocks at him.
  • The officer warned repeatedly that he would shoot before firing; the man died at the scene.
  • An autopsy found a single gunshot killed him, with drug tests still pending.

Outlook: The investigation continues and the toxicology results are the next thing expected to come out.

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