Family files wrongful death lawsuit after fatal police shooting in Kona
The family of a 32-year-old Kailua-Kona man who was shot and killed in a car he was driving by Hawaii police during a hunt for an attempted murder suspect filed a wrongful death lawsuit Thursday against the two officers and the county.
The lawsuit, filed by the parents of Kainoa Kahele- Bishop, who was allegedly shot and killed Opens in a new tab March 10 by Hawaii island police, names officer Justin Gaspar, detective Chad Taniyama, the county and other unnamed defendants.
