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Armed man fired shots, barricaded inside Honolulu hotel room

Police have responded late Saturday to a resort in Honolulu where an armed man barricaded inside a room and fired shots through the door

Via AP news wire
Sunday 11 April 2021 12:13 BST
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An armed man barricaded himself inside a hotel room at a resort in Honolulu and fired shots through the door, a police official said.

No one was hurt in the gunfire late Saturday at The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Honolulu police Capt. Brian Lynch told news outlets. The resort said in a statement that hotel security and law enforcement evacuated the area around the room and everyone was sheltering in place.

Photos and videos shared by local media showed about 100 people locked down in the hotel's ballroom. Other images from outside the resort showed a large police presence, including a SWAT team.

Lynch said police were waiting for the man to come out of the room. Police believe the man is in the military.

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