Man charged after standoff with police in Puna

(BIVN) – The man arrested after a 24-hour standoff with police in a Puna neighborhood has been charged with a series of crimes.

On Wednesday, 58-year-old Shawn Edward Page allegedly shot at police officers as he barricaded himself in a Nahelenani Street home he said he was occupying illegally. The next day, Page fled the house and was eventually found hiding in vegetation several hundred yards from the residence.

According to police, Page was charged Friday afternoon with:

• Attempted First Degree Murder (3 counts)
• Use of a Firearm in the Commission of a Separate Felony (3 counts)
• First degree terroristic threat
• Third degree criminal damage
• First degree trespassing

Page is being held without bail until his first court appearance scheduled for Monday afternoon, October 14, 2024, in South Hilo District Court.

From a press release from the Hawaii Police Department:

The allegations against Page stem from an incident reported shortly before 10:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, October 9, 2024, when Puna patrol officers responded to a residence in the 11-3000 block of Nahelenani Street in Volcano, after they received a report that a man was illegally living in the apartment, which was supposed to be empty.

When officers arrived at the apartment, they identified the man inside as Page and learned he was wanted for questioning in connection with a previous incident involving his dog. Officers also identified a dog in the home that resembled the dog involved in the incident. When officers attempted to legally remove the dog from the front door of the residence and speak to Page, he quickly pulled the dog into the residence where it verbally threatened the officers while brandishing a firearm. The officers attempted to speak to Page, but he refused and locked himself in the apartment.

The officers on site then ordered a fence around the house. The department’s Special Response Team, the Crisis Negotiation Team, responded to the volcano scene along with federal partners, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT team and the United States Marshal Service. They were deployed early Wednesday morning to execute a high-risk search warrant on a wanted fugitive who was considered armed and dangerous near Malia Aina Road in the Fern Forest area of ​​Glenwood. The Fern Forest incident was unrelated to the volcano incident.

Members of the Special Response Team attempted to communicate with Page, but Page remained uncooperative and shot officers multiple times.

Police officers continued to attempt to peacefully get Page to leave the home, but he refused and police remained on scene throughout the night.

During the course of the standoff, Page fired a firearm several times inside the apartment and shot police personnel three times.

When the Special Response Team entered the apartment just after 9 a.m. Thursday morning, Page fired at officers and a member of the Special Response Team returned fire before the officers fled to safety. Page managed to break through the house and escape to the rear of the property. During the retreat, a SWAT team member suffered a large cut from broken window glass.

Police expanded the perimeter and conducted a detailed search of the heavily wooded property.

At 10:16 a.m., Page was discovered hiding in vegetation several hundred yards from the residence.

During the search and arrest, it was discovered that Page was in possession of a loaded handgun.

Page suffered minor injuries in the incident. He was treated at the scene by paramedics and then transported to the East Hawaii Detection Center in Hilo for evaluation.

After Page was taken into custody, investigators from the Area I Criminal Investigation Division executed a search warrant for the residence, which contained a possible improvised explosive device. Police immediately evacuated the apartment until bomb technology experts arrived to gain access to the device. It later emerged that the device was not an improvised explosive device. After the all-clear, members of the Area I Criminal Investigation Department returned to investigate the crime scene and collect evidence.

The injured officer was taken to a local hospital where he was treated and released. He has been with the department for 18 years.

The officer who fired his weapon is a 14-year veteran of the department and has been placed on administrative leave pending an administrative review of this incident. The Office of Professional Standards has launched a review of critical incidents, which is common when an officer fires his weapon in the line of duty.

Police would like to thank the Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT Team, the United States Marshal Service, the Department of Homeland Security Investigations, the Department of Law Enforcement Sheriff’s Department, and the Department of Land and Natural Resources for their partnership and assistance in this effort Operation. We would also like to thank the Mauna Loa Estates community that was impacted by this incident.

Police ask anyone with information about this incident to contact Detective Amy Omaya of the Region I Criminal Investigation Division at (808) 961-2381 or email [email protected].