Posted on: Sunday, May 14, 2006 Officer kills gunman By Will Hoover and Peter Boylan
Advertiser Staff Writers The body of a man who police say fired a shotgun and aimed handguns at an officer lies on the ground after an officer shot and killed him last night on Kaukama Road. ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser The suspect’s car, at right with its doors open, remained on Kaukama Road while police gathered evidence at the scene. An officer shot the man after police say he pointed two handguns at the officer. ANDREW SHIMABUKU | The Honolulu Advertiser MA'ILI — Police last night fatally shot a man who they say fired a shotgun at them on a residential street. The shooting happened about 8 p.m. on Kaukama Road, near the intersection with Farrington Highway, after a disturbance there earlier in the evening and a confrontation with police. The chain of events began about 6:30 p.m., when police received a call that a man in a black trench coat had fired gunshots into a black Dodge Neon on Kaukama Road, police said. Police closed Kaukama Road and began looking for the man. The Specialized Services Division — HPD's equivalent of a SWAT team — was sent to Ma'ili. Police spokesman Capt. Frank Fujii said that when officers arrived, the 47-year-old man would fire a shotgun, get into a car, drive a short way, get out and shoot again. Officers ordered him to get out of the car. He did, firing a shotgun at officers, police said. The man laid the shotgun on the ground, pulled two handguns from his waistband and pointed them at an officer, Fujii said. The officer fatally shot the man, Fujii said. There were no other serious injuries, although one officer may have been grazed by a shotgun pellet, Fujii said. Reach Will Hoover at whoover@honoluluadvertiser.com and Peter Boylan at pboylan@honoluluadvertiser.com.
Honolulu police on Saturday fatally shot a man who reportedly fired a shotgun at them on a residential street in rural Oahu.

Police received a call at about 6:30 p.m. HST that a man in a black trench coat had fired a shotgun at a parked car on Kaukama Road in Ma'ili, on the west coast of Oahu.  The Specialized Services Division of the Honolulu Police Department was called to the scene.

When officers ordered him to get out of the car, the gunman fired a shotgun at the officers, then pointed two handguns at an officer, who fired at the gunman, hitting him in the head.  The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The officer involved has been placed on administrative leave, as per standard HPD procedure after a fatal shooting.

The gunman was later identified as Tracy Peters, 47, who had a long criminal history with 23 criminal convictions, including drug possession, firearms violations, and second-degree robbery.  

Peters had reportedly been experiencing family problems, and had warned acquaintances that he was going to do something drastic. "The next time you see me, I'm going to be in a casket," he said.