US gun violence: Two people shot dead at cockfight in Honolulu, Hawaii

HONOLULU (Hawaii, US), April 16 (NNN-XINHUA) — Two spectators were killed and three injured after they were shot during a late-night ‘cockfight’ Friday in Honolulu, Hawaii, local media reported, citing the police.

“At the end of the fight a group of males started arguing and then it escalated to a physical altercation, at some point five people were shot in the immediate area,” said Honolulu Police Department Lt. Deena Thoemmes.

According to the police, a 59-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man were declared dead after being taken to a hospital. Three men aged 38, 40 and 57 had gunshot wounds but were treated and released from a hospital, KHON-TV reported.

Honolulu police on Saturday were searching for a suspect believed to be in his 20s who was the alleged shooter, KHON-TV reported. — NNN-XINHUA

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