The 29-year-old man killed in an officer-involved shooting Tuesday in Hilo died from a gunshot wound to the chest.
The determination was made by a medical examiner who conducted an autopsy Thursday on Scottie I.K. Yanagawa of Hilo.
At about 10:40 p.m. Tuesday, police initiated a traffic stop on a Toyota mini-van in the Walmart parking lot the 300 block of East Makaala Street. The van was known to be operated by Yanagawa, who was wanted for his involvement in a shooting in the Honolii area on Jan. 31 and for escaping from the Hale Nani Reintegration Center on Nov. 19. Police say he was known to be armed and dangerous.
Yanagawa and 30-year-old Kaiini Febo-Santiago, of Pahoa, who was driving the van, were commanded to exit the vehicle. While exiting the passenger side of the vehicle, Yanagawa discharged a round from a handgun. In response, four Hawaii Police Department officers discharged their firearms, fatally injuring him.
Santiago was uninjured and arrested at the scene for having aiding a wanted fugitive.
Febo-Santiago was charged at 10:35 p.m. Thursday with second-degree hindering prosecution. Her bail was set at $500, and she was released after posting bail.