Puna man arrested after violent confrontation with police

(BIVN) — A barricade situation in the Mauna Loa Estates neighborhood near Volcano — and the subsequent officer-involved shooting — will be the subject of a police news conference Thursday evening.

From a police media release:

Hawaii Island police have arrested 58-year-old Shawn Edward Page on charges of attempted first-degree murder and trespassing following a day-long armed standoff in Volcano.

On Wednesday morning, October 9, 2024, shortly before 10:00 a.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a residence in the 11-3000 block of Nahelenani Street in Volcano after receiving a report of a male occupying the residence illegally should 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, along with federal partners including the Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT team and the United States Marshal Service, were dispatched early Wednesday morning to execute a high-risk search warrant on a wanted fugitive believed to be he is armed and dangerous near Malia Aina Road in the Fern Forest area of ​​Glenwood. After the Fern Forest incident was resolved, the SRT team, along with the Crisis Negotiation Team and federal partner agencies responded to assist due to their close proximity to the volcano incident. 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 apartment, 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 withdrawal, a member of the Special Response Team 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.

When Page was located and arrested for attempted first-degree murder and trespassing, it was discovered that he was in possession of a loaded handgun. Additional charges are pending.

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 potential improvised explosive device. Police immediately evacuated the apartment and are awaiting response from bomb experts to gain access to the device. The crime scene currently remains secured by the police.

The injured officer was taken to a local hospital where he was treated and released.

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].