A couple was robbed at gunpoint and shot near Ho’okipa Beach on Hana Highway early Wednesday morning. The suspects fled in the victims’ vehicle but abandoned it when police located them, escaping on foot.
- An armed robbery occurred at 5:27 a.m. on Hana Highway near Ho’okipa Beach involving a gunman who demanded a couple’s vehicle.
- Both victims were shot during the incident but were treated and released at the scene by medics.
- Police quickly located the stolen vehicle using tracking information and deployed drones and K-9 units in the search.
- The suspects abandoned both their vehicle and the stolen car before fleeing on foot into brush and pastureland.
- The investigation is ongoing and the suspects remain at large.
Source: Maui County
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