Hunt for man who reportedly shot Vice officer ongoing; rewards stand at $21K

The manhunt for 39-year-old Christopher Lucrisia of Mountain View, who reportedly shot a Hawai‘i Police Department Vice officer twice Friday morning outside a Hilo bank was ongoing as of Saturday night.

Police think Lucrisia, who is wanted for first-degree attempted murder, might be injured based on evidence collected at the scene of Friday’s shooting, which happened in the parking lot outside First Hawaiian Bank near Prince Kūhiō Plaza in Hilo.

Hawai‘i Police Department Vice and Crime Reduction Unit personnel wearing equipment labeled “POLICE” were nearby after authorities got word earlier that Lucrisia was in the area.

Police spotted him sitting in the front passenger seat of a white Chevy pickup truck and approached the vehicle on foot.

After demanding the driver of the truck, 23-year-old Silas Zion of Pāhoa, turn off the pickup and not move, Lucrisia is reported to have brandished a handgun and pointed it directly at police, firing at least twice, striking the Vice officer at about 11 a.m. Friday — once in the right forearm and a second time in the head..

A detective nearby returned fire, shooting at least three rounds at Lucrisia before the Chevy immediatly fled the scene toward Kanoelehua Avenue.

Zion, who was also wanted for first-degree attempted murder as an accomplice in the shooting, was arrested just after 6 p.m. Friday without incident after police located him and the white Chevy on Ihope Road in Mountain View.

Hawai‘i Police Department and partners from neighbor island, state and federal law enforcement agencies continue to actively search for Lucrisia to bring him to justice.

Lucrisia is still considered armed and dangerous and should not be approached.

REWARDS

The total rewards for information leading to Lucrisia’s capture and arrest now stands at up to $21,000.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Marshals Service are each offering $10,000 rewards for information that leads bringing Lucrisia into custody.

Hawai‘i Island Crime Stoppers is also offering a reward of up to $1,000 for anonymous tips.

HAVE A TIP?

Lucrisia is 5-foot-10, weighs 250 pounds, Puerto Rican, with black hair and green eyes.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts or Friday’s shooting is urged to call the police department’s non-emergency line at 808-935-3311 to report a tip.

Those who want to remain anonymous can report tips to Hawai‘i Island Crime Stoppers at 808-961-8300.

Hawai‘i Fusion Center set up a web portal for people to submit photos or videos of Friday’s. While tipsters are encouraged to leave their contact information with anything they submit, submissions can also be anonymous.

REMINDER: HARBORING A FUGITIVE COMES WITH CONSEQUENCES

Hawai‘i Police Department remindS the public that anyone harboring or concealing a wanted person could face criminal charges.

Section 710-1029 of Hawai’i Revised Statutes, first-degree hindering prosecution, states:

1. A person commits the offense of hindering prosecution in the first degree if, with the intent to hinder the apprehension, prosecution, conviction or punishment of another for a Class A, B or C felony or murder in any degree, the person renders assistance to the other person.
2. Hindering prosecution in the first degree is a Class C felony.

Hawai‘i Police Department thanks its federal, state and other county law enforcement partners — including the Honolulu Police Department — for their assistance in the manhunt.