Murder suspect dead after officer-involved shooting on Big Island

HONOLULU (KHON2) — A murder suspect is dead following an officer-involved shooting in Volcano, Hawaii, on Monday evening.

Police had been searching for 28-year-old Isaiah Fourshey, who was wanted in connection with two shootings that occurred in Puna earlier that day.

Authorities said Fourshey fired at a home while searching for his ex-girlfriend, and during the incident, his ex-girlfriend’s 25-year-old sister was shot multiple times.

She succumbed to her injures.

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Fourshey also fired shots at his ex-girlfriend’s parents’ house, though no one was injured in that incident.

Around 6 p.m. Monday, law enforcement officers engaged with Fourshey near a campground off Highway 11 in Volcano, located within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park.

Authorities said the confrontation led to the officer-involved shooting, and Fourshey was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly afterward.

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The FBI has taken over the investigation, as the shooting occurred within the boundaries of the national park.

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