Honolulu Officers Will Not Be Tried In Sykap Killing, Judge Rules … UPDATED: Judge William Domingo said it was unreasonable for the prosecution to argue that the officers were not in danger.
Three Honolulu police officers will not be tried for their role in an April encounter that killed a teenager and injured his older brother, District Court Judge William Domingo ruled on Wednesday.
“It was a very dangerous situation which was going on,” Domingo said.
The ruling followed several days of preliminary hearing proceedings. Officer Geoffrey Thom was charged with murder for the killing of Iremamber Sykap, the 16-year-old driver of a stolen Honda Civic. Thom shot 10 times through the back windshield, hitting Sykap eight times.
