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3 Honolulu Police Officers Face Murder Charges in Fatal Shooting of Teenager 

HeadlineJun 17, 2021

In Hawaii, three Honolulu police officers are facing murder charges after the fatal shooting of a teenage boy in April. Geoffrey Thom, the officer who shot the boy, initially claimed 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap, who was driving at the time of the killing, rammed his car into him. But prosecutors say bodycam footage does not match the officer’s account.

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