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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – A judge on Wednesday sentenced a 29-year-old man to life in prison without parole for a 2020 fatal game room shooting.
Aaron Arona Tuitelapaga was convicted in July of murdering Sausau Togiai III.
Tuitelapaga was also sentenced to serve 20 years for place to keep pistol or revolver and a life term for carrying or use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
The judge also granted the prosecutor’s request to have all sentences run consecutively.
“This case is an example of how dangerous game rooms are and why they are such a blight on the community,” said Prosecuting Attorney Steve Alm, in a statement.
In August 2020, Tuitelapaga was armed with a handgun when he entered a game room on Kalauokalani Way near Ala Moana Center. In the course of the robbery, Tuitelapaga fired multiple shots.
Togai was fatally shot while attempting to stop the robbery.
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