Maui woman killed in police shooting identified as 20-year-old Macayla Deponte

Police Say Maui Woman Killed By Officers After Abuse Report Wielded A Knife

Body camera footage captures the moments leading up to the fatal shooting of Macayla Deponte, less than seven minutes after Maui police officers arrived at a Pukalani residence.

Woman, 20, killed in officer-involved shooting after approaching police with a knife

MAUI, Hawaii (KHON2) -- A 20-year-old woman, Macayla Duponte, was shot and killed in an altercation with police when she charged at Maui Police officers while holding a knife on the afternoon on Feb. 1. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You Around 3:46 p.m. MPD received a phone call regarding an abuse scenario in Pukalani. Officers arrived to the location within 10 minutes of the call, where they found…

Maui woman killed in police shooting identified as 20-year-old Macayla Deponte

Maui police identified on Tuesday the woman killed in an officer-involved shooting over the weekend as 20-year-old Macayla Deponte of Ha'iku.