Judge rejects murder and attempted murder charges for Honolulu officers in fatal shooting of 16-year-old

A Hawaii judge on Wednesday rejected murder and attempted murder charges against three Honolulu police officers in the fatal shooting of a teenager, preventing the case from going to trial.

District Court Judge William Domingo, in a ruling from the bench, said there was no probable cause that the officers committed the crimes they were accused of. The ruling came after witness testimony wrapped up in a month-long preliminary hearing to determine whether probable cause existed to move the case forward, reports CBS station KGMB. Domingo noted the teenager, 16-year-old Iremamber Sykap, led the officers on a high-speed chase immediately before the April 5 shooting, refusing commands to stop. He said the incident only ended after Sykap was shot and the car fell into a canal. Body camera video obtained by the station showed Officer Geoffrey Thom firing 10 rounds at Sykap from behind the vehicle through the rear window after it stopped at an intersection. Domingo agreed with defense attorneys that officers who fired into the car while positioned on foot outside it were in danger when the vehicle once again started to move, reports KGMB.