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🚨 MEDIA RELEASE – Big Island Police Investigating Officer Involved Shooting in Ocean View 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: October 7, 2026 Hawai‘i Island police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 7, 2026, in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision in Ocean View. At 4:10 p.m., a Ka‘ū patrol officer was in his subsidized police vehicle in a shopping center parking lot in the 92-8700 block of Māmalahoa Highway when he was flagged down by a woman who reported a theft. The woman pointed to a male suspect who was in the parking lot. The officer attempted to contact the male suspect, who fled the area on foot heading south on Prince Kuhio Boulevard. The suspect then ran into a nearby area of dense brush and unstable lava rock. A second Ka‘ū patrol officer arrived on scene to assist in searching for the theft suspect. The two officers entered the dense brush area where the suspect had fled on foot, however they became separated during the search. One of the officers subsequently reported to police dispatch that he heard shots fired. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-ocean-view/ 📞 Have info? Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300 🚔 HCPD Non-Emergency: (808) 935-3311 🆘 Emergency: 911 ℹ️ Source: Hawaiʻi Police Department press release https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/police-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-in-ocean-view/ 🔍 Search Reports: sshsearch.com 📧 Submit Reports: sshreport.com