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Posted: Monday, January 7th, 2013 9:33 AM HST

Police shooting suspect charged

By Ken Hupp - 67AM KPUA News

A 31-year old Hilo man accused of shooting two police officers last week now faces formal charges. Keaka D. Martin was charged on Friday with two counts of first-degree attempted murder, second degree reckless endangering, place to keep a firearm in the commission of a felony, ownership/possession of a prohibited firearm, and altering the identification markings of a firearm. He was captured last Thursday at a home on East Palai Street in Hilo and taken to Hilo Medical Center for treatment of a self-inflicted gunshot wound that left him in critical condition. The officers were shot Wednesday evening near the former Green Onion Restaurant in Hilo, where they had gone to investigate a report of gunshots fired. They were last reported in stable condition.