Hawaii teen arrested after road rage incident involving suspected ‘ghost gun’

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Police are investigating after a Waianae Excessive College scholar allegedly pulled a suspected “ghost gun” on a number of different teenagers throughout a highway rage incident.

HPD confirms the suspect was arrested after which later launched from jail, pending an investigation.

The incident occurred about midnight Tuesday on Farrington Freeway.

Sources stated it began when a teenage girl was driving with some pals alongside Farrington Freeway.

She instructed police she was almost hit by an SUV that minimize her off.

That’s when the suspect, an 18-year-old Waianae Excessive College scholar, allegedly pulled alongside her car, grabbed a handgun with what seemed to be a laser on it and pointed it at her as she drove.

The victims known as 911 and gave dispatch the suspect’s license plate.

When HPD noticed the teenager, sources say, he was seen tossing one thing from the automobile.

Officers allegedly discovered a loaded handgun with a laser sight in the identical spot. It’s believed to be a “ghost gun,” or a untraceable firearm that may be bought on-line and assembled by the recipient.

Leo Kaloi, who lives close by to the place the incident occurred, known as the suspect’s lack of regard for others’ security disturbing.

“They no care about different individuals’s lives that’s on the highway,” he stated.

Metropolis Prosecutor Steve Alm added, “We’re actually disturbed by that.”

In a current interview, Alm stated his workplace is working with HPD to determine the the place weapons utilized in crimes are coming from.

“The entire concept of ghost weapons is an actual concern,” Alm stated.

“We’re not seeing an enormous quantity, however it’s one thing all of us gotta keep watch over.”

The 18-year-old faces terroristic threatening and a number of gun prices, together with possession of a excessive capability journal.

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