The Latest: Suspect arrested in volcano zone shooting

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Associated Press
 Updated 8:05 pm, Thursday, May 31, 2018

HONOLULU (AP) — The Latest on a shooting in a volcano evacuation zone on Hawaii's Big Island (all times local):


2:45 p.m.

Police on Hawaii's Big Island have arrested a man they say is seen on video shoving another man and firing a gun in a mandatory evacuation zone near the erupting Kilauea volcano.

Authorities said Thursday that 61-year-old John Hubbard of Leilani Estates has been charged with reckless endangering, terroristic threatening, robbery and other counts involving failure to obtain and register a firearm.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/The-Latest-Suspect-arrested-in-volcano-zone-12958871.php

[Judi Lynn]

1. Hawaii volcano BURNOUT: Man fires GUN at INNOCENT neighbour trying to check on home

A HAWAIIAN man was arrested on Tuesday after allegedly firing a gun on a neighbour who returned to the area to check his lava-threatened home, as tensions from the nearly month-long eruption of Kilauea appeared to have boiled over.
By MARTINA BET
PUBLISHED: 03:39, Fri, Jun 1, 2018 | UPDATED: 05:12, Fri, Jun 1, 2018



Ethan Edwards, 32, was surveying the area of his former home with a group of friends when he was approached by his neighbour John Hubbard, 61, according to reports.

It is alleged that an argument escalated and Mr Hubbard pointed a gun at Mr Edwards before firing shots in the sky, just above his head.

Mr Edwards posted on Facebook a video of the incident and wrote in the caption that he and his friends were all “okay physically, just shaken psychologically”.

Talmadge Magno, of Hawaii County Civil Defense, told Hawaii News: "They've got this live volcano in their backyard.

More:
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/967879/Hawaii-volcano-eruption-update-man-john-hubbard-pulls-gun-neighbour-shooting

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. I think the zombie is the one holding the gun in that photo. Braindead. . . nt

[mainer]

5. He doesn't look Hawaiian.

Looks pretty haole to me.

[blugbox]

7. Looks pretty "a-hole" to me. n/t

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. Looks

like brandishing a weapon as well.
Didn't know they had them in Hawaii.

[Midnight Writer]

3. He has just crossed over into....The Survivalist Zone.

[SWBTATTReg]

6. I'm sure that the police and authorities were right there in that area...

and this gun NUT went bonkers...over someone checking property out w/ all of the lava flows...

I watched this video and I was shocked and cringing along w/ the kid...

Is there no end to the craziness?