Fatal Police Shooting at Waikiki Hotel in 2022 Ruled as Justified

HPD shooting of hotel gunman deemed justified | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

A bipolar 48-year-old man shot and killed by police after he barricaded himself in a Waikiki hotel in December 2022 was going through a divorce and told his mother he would die like character Tony Montana did in the movie “Scarface.”

Fatal police shooting at Waikiki hotel in 2022 ruled as justified

A police standoff in 2022 where a man refused to check out of a hotel room in Waikiki was deemed justified on Tuesday.

Police Killing At Waikīkī Hotel Was Justified, Honolulu Prosecutor Says

Benjamin Moralez, 48, fired multiple rounds from his hotel room and refused to drop his weapon as he approached officers in a hallway, prosecutors said.

Prosecutor says deadly officer-involved shooting of Waikiki barricade suspect was justified

Honolulu’s prosecutor says no charges will be filed against the police officers involved in the fatal 2022 shooting of a barricade suspect in Waikiki.

Fatal shooting in 2022 Waikiki barricade 'justified'

HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm held a press conference on Tuesday, July 22, announcing that the fatal shooting suspect, Benjamin Moralez, involved in the 2022 Waikiki barricade, was justified. Man dies following barricade situation in Waikiki Officials added that the HPD officers who shot and killed the suspect will not face any charges. This really does appear to be another case of suicide by cop. The HPD off…

Police Killing At Waikīkī Hotel Was Justified, Honolulu Prosecutor Says Benjamin Moralez, 48, fired multiple rounds from his hotel room and refused to drop his weapon as he approached officers in a hallway, prosecutors said.

Police Killing At Waikīkī Hotel Was Justified, Honolulu Prosecutor Says