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5 dead in apparent murder-suicide in Honolulu home
Honolulu police said Sunday they were investigating what appears to be the murder-suicide of a family, including three children, at a home in the Manoa neighborhood.
Police first arrived at the home at 8:30 a.m. but left after no one answered the door, Lt. Deena Thoemmes said during a news conference Sunday afternoon. She explained the initial call was from an anonymous person and police had no cause to enter the home.
Officers returned at 9:15 a.m. after receiving another call and were able to speak with a caller. Upon entering the residence, they found four people who’d been fatally stabbed and appeared to be a wife and three children aged 10, 12 and 17. The husband also was found dead.
A preliminary investigation showed the husband fatally stabbed his wife and children, Thoemmes said. When asked whether the husband stabbed himself, she said his cause of death was under investigation.
The ages of the adults wasn’t immediately known. The medical examiner’s office will release the identifications of the deceased.
There was no history of domestic calls to the residence and police didn’t have a motive for the killings, Thoemmes said.
Witnesses reported there had been an argument in the home early Sunday morning, police said.
The five deaths mark the state’s worst mass killings since the “Xerox murders” on Nov. 2, 1999, when Bryan Koji Uyesugi fatally shot seven co-workers, including his supervisor, Honolulu Police Chief Joe Logan said.
The horrific scene found Sunday will have an impact on the officers, Logan said, “as it would any officer, for the rest of their lives.”
Logan went to the scene and met with the distraught officers, as did police department counselors, CBS Honolulu affiliate KGMB-TV reported.
Neighbors told the station the residence was known to be a festive house with decorations during the holidays, but one resident said they noticed that it had no decorations this past Christmas.
Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi issued a statement saying he’s “heartbroken by the tragic incident … claiming the lives of an entire family,” KGMB reported. “This inexplicable tragedy has deeply shaken our community. Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the families and friends grappling with this profound loss.”
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NEW YORK — Drones have been banned from flying over several New Jersey towns, the Federal Aviation Administration confirms to CBS News.
The FAA order covers nearly two dozen towns, including Jersey City, Harrison, Edison, Bayonne and Camden. It will be in effect until Jan. 17.
The order says no unmanned aircraft can operate below 400 feet within one nautical mile of the airspace specified in each area. Additionally, it allows the government to use “deadly force” against the drones if they pose an “imminent security threat.”
“Pilots of aircraft that do not adhere to the procedures in the national security requirements for aircraft operations contained in this section may be intercepted, and/or detained and interviewed by federal, state, or local law enforcement or other government personnel,” the order reads in part.
Several of the zones are centered around infrastructure, like power substations. Others cover areas like the Kearny, New Jersey port and airspace around military installations like Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in South Jersey, or airports such as Newark-Liberty International Airport.
Earlier this month, the Florham Park, New Jersey police chief told residents drone sightings had been reported above “water reservoirs, electric transmission lines, rail stations, police departments, and military installations.”
Where are drones banned in New Jersey?
North Jersey:
- Cedar Grove
- Bridgewater
- North Brunswick
- Metuchen
- South Brunswick
- Edison
- Branchburg
- Sewaren
- Jersey City
- Harrison, Essex County
- Elizabeth
- Bayonne
- Clifton
- Kearny
Central Jersey:
South Jersey:
- Burlington
- Evesham
- Camden
- Gloucester City
- Westampton
- Winslow
- Hancocks Bridge, Salem County
See the full order from the FAA here.
Mysterious drones over New Jersey and beyond
Drones sightings have been reported all month long, first over Morris County, New Jersey and then over several other East Coast states.
Federal, state and local officials have been demanding more information about where they are coming from and what’s being done to stop them. The FBI is leading the investigation and tells CBS News it has received thousands of tips.
While the White House says there is no known threat, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy recently sent a letter to President Joe Biden asking for more federal resources.
On Wednesday, a push from Sen. Chuck Schumer to give local law enforcement more ways to track drones was blocked in the Senate.
Check back soon for the latest updates on this developing story.
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