{"id":2657,"date":"2021-06-17T11:30:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-17T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/?p=2657"},"modified":"2021-06-17T11:09:09","modified_gmt":"2021-06-17T11:09:09","slug":"three-us-police-officers-charged-in-the-deadly-shooting-of-hawaii-teen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigeria21.com\/2021\/06\/17\/three-us-police-officers-charged-in-the-deadly-shooting-of-hawaii-teen\/","title":{"rendered":"Three US police officers charged in the deadly shooting of Hawaii teen"},"content":{"rendered":"

16-year-old Iremamber Sykap was pronounced dead after he was hit by eight bullets in the April police shooting The killer cop Geoffrey HL Thom was charged with second-degree murder while Christopher Fredeluces and Zackary K Ah Nee face charges of attempted murder in the second degree.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Prosecutors said Thom fired 10 rounds into the rear of a stolen car Sykap was driving during a Honolulu police chase \u201cwithout provocation\u201d.<\/p>\n

Fredeluces fired his gun once but did not hit the teen, according to court documents.<\/p>\n

Ah Nee allegedly fired multiple shots at Mark Sykap, Iremamber\u2019s brother who was riding in the car, leaving him injured.<\/p>\n

The cops face life in prison without parole if convicted.<\/p>\n

Interim Honolulu Police Department Chief Rade Vanic said he was surprised at the prosecutor\u2019s choice to press charges after the grand jury declined.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is highly unusual, and we are not aware of a similar action having been taken in the past. While we await the court\u2019s decision, we will continue to protect and serve the community as we have always done,\u201d the top cop said.<\/p>\n