Keeaumoku St. shooting reclassified as murder after man dies

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A man who was critically wounded in an Ala Moana shooting Sunday morning has died.

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According to the Honolulu Police Department, it happened around 4:53 a.m. near the intersection of Keeaumoku Street and Kapiolani Boulevard.

Honolulu Emergency Medical Services said crews treated a 23-year-old man with an apparent gunshot wound and took him to the hospital in critical condition.

At 7 p.m., police said the man succumbed to his injuries.

The investigation has since been reclassified from attempted murder in the second degree to murder in the second degree.

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No arrests have been made.

HPD said at this time, this shooting is not related to a separate incident on Hopaka Street.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or Honolulu CrimeStoppers at (808) 955-8300.

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