A manhunt is underway in Hawaii for a suspect who police say threw acid into a man’s face Friday night in Honolulu’s Chinatown district, leaving the 30-year-old in critical condition.
It is the third such acid attack on Oahu in the last two years, according to Hawaii News Now.
Witnesses told police the man was simply crossing the street when the perpetrator ran up to him and doused him with what was apparently sulfuric acid from a red bottle.
“The preliminary investigation indicates that the victim did not know the suspect,” a police spokesperson told news outlets. “Right now, detectives are canvassing the scene to recover any surveillance video and locate any additional witnesses.”
Police described the suspect in Friday’s attack as about 6 feet tall. He was wearing a fitted blue s