HAWAII, HI - After nearly three full days of searching for 39-year-old Christopher Lucrisia, he was located in Mountain View on the afternoon of March 16th. A shootout with officers ensued and Lucrisia was fatally shot.
According to KHON2, Lucrisia went on a crime spree that began on March 10th when he fired a gun at his ex-girlfriend's residence in Mountain View. After March 10th, but before March 14th, Lucrisia allegedly returned to his ex-girlfriend's house while she was not there and stole a bag from a bedridden 75-year-old woman in the residence.
On March 14th, Lucrisia was spotted in Hilo in a white pickup truck, which was being operated by 23-year-old Silas Zion. Officers approached the vehicle, instructing the pair to turn off the car and exit. That is when Lucrisia opened fired on the officers, striking one in the arm and the head.
The officer was flown to O'ahu for treatment. He remains in critical, but stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery. Police at the scene returned fire, but it is unknown if any of the rounds hit Lucrisia or Zion. The truck then fled the scene toward the airport. Later that afternoon, police found and arrested Zion. They also seized the white pickup truck the pair were sitting in at the time of the shooting.
Police said blood was found in the vehicle. Around 3:00 p.m. on March 16th, police received reports of a home invasion on Ihope Road in Mountain View. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the intruder was Lucrisia. He had entered the residence and threatened the habitants, eventually stealing the keys to their car.
Over a dozen detectives and other personnel were nearby and immediately responded to the scene, which was in the same area Zion was arrested days prior. As officers arrived, Lucrisia, armed with a rifle and a pistol while hiding in a car, opened fire. He continued to shoot at the officers while one returned fire.
Police attempted to make contact with Lucrisia and were able to send in an unmanned drone into the area. The suspect was seen unresponsive in the vehicle's backseat. A medical evaluation determined that Lucrisia had died. No officers were injured during this shootout.
Hawai'i Police Department Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz said, "While I am certainly grateful that no one else was injured, our primary focus was always to bring Lucrisia into custody unharmed. Unfortunately, his own actions prevented that hope from becoming reality."
Hawai'i Mayor Kimo Alameda said in a statement, "I want to acknowledge that there was fear and pain and concern that this situation has caused us and when violence erupts in our neighborhoods, nobody wins. This has been a tragic and deeply unsettling event and my heart goes out to everybody involved ... This is a reminder of the risks [police] take each and every day to ensure that we are safe."
According to KHON2, Lucrisia went on a crime spree that began on March 10th when he fired a gun at his ex-girlfriend's residence in Mountain View. After March 10th, but before March 14th, Lucrisia allegedly returned to his ex-girlfriend's house while she was not there and stole a bag from a bedridden 75-year-old woman in the residence.
On March 14th, Lucrisia was spotted in Hilo in a white pickup truck, which was being operated by 23-year-old Silas Zion. Officers approached the vehicle, instructing the pair to turn off the car and exit. That is when Lucrisia opened fired on the officers, striking one in the arm and the head.
The officer was flown to O'ahu for treatment. He remains in critical, but stable condition and is expected to make a full recovery. Police at the scene returned fire, but it is unknown if any of the rounds hit Lucrisia or Zion. The truck then fled the scene toward the airport. Later that afternoon, police found and arrested Zion. They also seized the white pickup truck the pair were sitting in at the time of the shooting.
Police said blood was found in the vehicle. Around 3:00 p.m. on March 16th, police received reports of a home invasion on Ihope Road in Mountain View. Upon investigation, it was revealed that the intruder was Lucrisia. He had entered the residence and threatened the habitants, eventually stealing the keys to their car.
Over a dozen detectives and other personnel were nearby and immediately responded to the scene, which was in the same area Zion was arrested days prior. As officers arrived, Lucrisia, armed with a rifle and a pistol while hiding in a car, opened fire. He continued to shoot at the officers while one returned fire.
Police attempted to make contact with Lucrisia and were able to send in an unmanned drone into the area. The suspect was seen unresponsive in the vehicle's backseat. A medical evaluation determined that Lucrisia had died. No officers were injured during this shootout.
Hawai'i Police Department Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz said, "While I am certainly grateful that no one else was injured, our primary focus was always to bring Lucrisia into custody unharmed. Unfortunately, his own actions prevented that hope from becoming reality."
Hawai'i Mayor Kimo Alameda said in a statement, "I want to acknowledge that there was fear and pain and concern that this situation has caused us and when violence erupts in our neighborhoods, nobody wins. This has been a tragic and deeply unsettling event and my heart goes out to everybody involved ... This is a reminder of the risks [police] take each and every day to ensure that we are safe."
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