Man dies after incident in Liliha; case reclassified as murder

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Honolulu police have opened a murder investigation after a 70-year-old man died following a Wednesday incident in Liliha.

The Honolulu Police Department said officers responded just before 3:30 p.m. Wednesday to a disturbance involving a 32-year-old man who was in need of evaluation. Police said he was taken by Honolulu Emergency Medical Services to a hospital.

At about 4:30 p.m., officers learned of a related incident and responded to a residence on Nalanui Street, where they found the 70-year-old man suffering from injuries, police said. The victim was treated and taken to a hospital.

Police said the incidents were related and the 32-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder in the second degree.

Just before 8:30 p.m., the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.

Police said the case was reclassified as murder and the department’s Homicide Detail has assumed the investigation.

Anyone with information is asked to call Honolulu CrimeStoppers at (808) 955-8300.