Update: Man officially charged with 3 counts of 1st-degree attempted murder, other offenses connected with 24-hour standoff

Update at 6:53 p.m. Oct. 11: A 58-year-old man who allegedly shot at Hawai‘i Island police officers during a 24-hour standoff that started Wednesday morning at a residence in the 11-3000 block of Nahelenani Street in Volcano has been charged with an array of offenses, including attempted murder.

The Hawai’i Police Department reports that Shawn Edward Page is charged with:

• 3 counts of first-degree attempted murder.
• 3 counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony.
• First-degree terroristic threatening.
• Third-degree criminal property damage.
• First-degree criminal trespassing.

Page is being detained without bail pending his initial court appearance Oct. 14 in South Hilo District Court.  

The standoff with police started after officers responded shortly before 10 a.m. to a report that a man, later identified as Page, was illegally occupying the Volcano residence that was supposed to be vacant.

Original story posted at 7:08 p.m. Oct. 10: A man illegally at a home in Volcano is facing attempted murder charges after allegedly shooting at Hawai‘i Island police officers during a standoff that began Wednesday morning and ended a day later.

Police Chief Ben Moszkowicz said officers remain at the site of the standoff after a pipebomb the size of a bread loaf was discovered in a room during a search of the house.

Police immediately evacuated the residence, located on the 11-3000 block of Nahelenani Street, and are awaiting the arrival of bomb tech experts.

The suspect, 58-year-old Shawn Edward Page, was arrested for first-degree attempted murder and trespassing. He is being detained at the East Hawai‘i Detention Center in Hilo.

Puna patrol officers responded to the residence on Wednesday at 10 a.m. after a neighbor reported a man going in and out of a home that was supposed to be vacant, Moszkowicz said during a press conference on Thursday afternoon.

Officers came into contact with Page, who police learned was wanted for questioning in a previous incident involving his dog. Moszkowicz didn’t know what happened with the animal.

Police identified a dog in the house resembling the animal involved in the previous incident.

“As officers attempted to legally remove the dog from the front door of the residence and speak with Page, he quickly pulled the dog into the residence, where he verbally threatened the officers while brandishing a firearm,” the police news release stated.

Officers attempted to speak with Page, however he refused and locked himself in the residence. Moszkowicz said Page fired a shot through the closed front door.

Officers created a perimeter of the residence while the department’s Special Response Team, along with federal partners, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT Team and the United States Marshal Service.

These agenciesʻ personnel already were in the Fern Forest area of Glenwood in the vicinity of Malia ʻĀina Road to execute a high-risk search warrant on a wanted fugitive considered to be armed and dangerous.

The Fern Forest incident, unrelated to the Volcano incident, was cleared before the additional law enforcement officers helped local police in Volcano.

Members of the Special Response Team attempted to communicate with Page, but he remained uncooperative, and on several occasions shot toward officers. The standoff continued throughout the night and into the next morning, despite law enforcement’s continued efforts to have Page peacefully exit the resident.

“During the course of the standoff, Page discharged a firearm on numerous occasions within the residence, and shot towards police personnel on three separate occasions,” the police said.

Shortly after 9 a.m. on Thursday, five officers with the Special Response Team entered the residence, where Page shot at them. One of the officers fired at least two shots before retreating, according to the police.

Another officer suffered a laceration from a broken glass window after diving away while Page fired shots, Moszkowicz said.

Page escaped from the home and fled into the heavily forested area behind the property.

Police expanded the perimeter and conducted a detailed search. At 10:16 a.m., Page was located several hundred yards from the residence hiding in vegetation.

According to police, Page was found with a loaded pistol. Two firearms were found during a search of the house. Additional charges are pending.

Page suffered minor injuries during the incident. He was treated by medics at the scene and then transported to the detention center in Hilo. The dog was uninjured in the incident.

The Hawaiʻi Island officer injured is an 18-year veteran on the force from South Kohala. He was transported to a local hospital where he was treated and released.

The officer who fired the shots is a 14-year veteran on the force. He was placed on paid administrative leave.

The police did not provide the names of either officer.

Police ask for anyone with information relative to this incident to contact Detective Amy Omaya of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section, at 808-961-2381 or email at Amy.Omaya@hawaiicounty.gov.