Police arrest man, 45, for suspicion of attempted murder for allegedly setting homeless man on fire
May 16—A 45-year-old man was arrested for suspicion of second-degree attempted murder for allegedly setting another man on fire in downtown Honolulu early Wednesday.
Honolulu Police Department officers made the arrest at around 6 p.m. Friday.
The victim, a 39-year-old homeless man, was apparently sleeping in the doorway of a business building at 1300 Pali Highway near Longs Drugs at about 5 :45 a.m. Wednesday when the suspect allegedly, covering the victim "completely in flames, " according to a witness.
The man suffered multiple second-and third-degree burns and was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
