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Vincent Kapoi

Case from Honolulu, HI dated Dec 04, 2019

Victim Details

Vincent Kapoi

Male

Hawaiian Native

Honolulu

HI

2019-12-04

30

Vincent

Kapoi

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/06/2026

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On December 4, 2019, Vincent Jerome Kapoi Jr., a 30-year-old metals inspector apprentice at the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard in Honolulu, Hawaii, was tragically killed in a shooting incident. The assailant, Gabriel Romero, a 22-year-old U.S. Navy sailor assigned to the submarine USS Columbia, opened fire on civilian employees at the shipyard, resulting in the deaths of Kapoi and another worker, Roldan Agustin, and injuring a third individual. Romero subsequently took his own life.

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  • https://www.khon2.com/local-news/pearl-harbor-naval-shipyard-shooting-survivor-issues-statement/
  • https://www.khon2.com/local-news/source-identifies-one-of-shooting-victims/
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