A high-ranking naval officer barricaded himself in a luxury Hawaii resort after shooting at his staff through his hotel room door.
The man – allegedly a lieutenant commander stationed in Oahu – first shot through his door at the Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu when security knocked on his door at 6pm on Saturday, Hawaii News Now said.
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He fired at least four more shots when police raided the hotel and called out his name, police told the outlet, saying no one was hit.
Hundreds of people were evacuated from the immediate area, and many people huddled in a temporary safety room in a ballroom while getting food, drinks and blankets for the night.
Police also cleaned up the beaches and eateries on the beach for fear the gunman could fire from his hotel balcony, Hawaii News Now officials said.
When SWAT teams raided the resort, the commander of the barricaded man responded, and his family also assisted negotiators, officials told local media.
While police did not disclose what sparked the initial confrontation, one local man told ‘Good Morning Hawaii’ that he had been warned to stay away ‘due to a kind of suicide’.
He calls the scene with ‘police with AKs” everywhere ‘scary’.
The absence finally ends around 4 a.m. local time – 10 a.m. in New York – when the barricaded man shoots himself dead inside the room, “Good Morning Hawaii” said, citing military sources. He was not immediately identified.
Despite being based about 30km from the resort, the military man stayed with his family in the hotel but was alone in the room during his absence, police said.
Images on social media showed locals and hotel guests in tears when officials rushed to the luxury resort and warned.
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“The cops told everyone to run and take shelter,” Kahala resident Yevgeniy Lendel told Hawaii News Now. “We ran away from the hotel.”
Another local, Kaili Lee, praised hotel staff for helping those from risky areas and said he was given a room in a safe environment during the long drama.
If you or someone you know is thinking of suicide, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).
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