By Associated Press - Sunday, January 15, 2017

KAHUKU, Hawaii (AP) - A man is dead and another is wanted by police after an officer was hit by a stolen truck and fatally shot the driver.

The 29-year-old driver was shot in the chest at Malaekahana Beach Campground on Friday and died at a hospital.

Honolulu police are searching for a passenger who fled the scene.



He is described as weighing about 175 pounds with chest and stomach tattoos and is in his late 20s.

The officer was treated at a hospital and is now on administrative leave.

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