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Kauai police close Kilauea Rd. due to active homicide investigation
KILAUEA, Kauai (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Kauai Police Department is asking residents to avoid Kilauea Road due to an ongoing homicide investigation.
New photos and videos of the area show heavily armed police units in the area of Kilauea town on the north side of Kauai.
At around 9 a.m., KPD posted to Facebook that Kilauea Road between Holo Road and Kaikala Street was closed due to the investigation.
Sources said police are investigating the homicide that appears to have led to a standoff.
Hawaii News Now spoke to a man who was housesitting next door, and he said officers have been shooting tear gas and throwing flashbangs since early Saturday morning.
“They have someone on megaphone you can hear em now trying to communicate with him. I don’t think he’s talked to them at all,” said Maxamillian Deleon.
“He was shooting at anyone driving by, coming or going,” he added. “Super intense, stressful day in Kilauea.”
Residents are asked to avoid the area.
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