US State Department agent on assignment in Honolulu charged with murder in McDonald's
A US State Department agent on assignment in Honolulu has been charged with
murder after allegedly shooting a man dead in a late night row in a
McDonald's restaurant.
State Department special agent Christopher Deedy (pictured) is charged with second-degree murder Photo: AP
Nick Allen
Christopher Deedy was tasked with "supporting protection of dignitaries"
for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit which will be
attended by President Barack Obama and a host of other leaders later this
week.
Deedy, 27, is accused of fatally shooting Kollin Elderts, 23, who he did not
know, at 3am in the tourist district of Waikiki. He has been charged with
second degree murder and released on $250,000 bail. He was off duty at the
time of the alleged shooting.
Michael Green, a lawyer for the victim's family, said it followed an
altercation in a Waikiki club. Later, at the McDonald's, Mr Elderts was said
to have told Deedy he looked "pretty serious" and jokingly asked
him, "Hey, are you going to shoot me or something?" According to
Mr Green the federal agent replied "How would you like to get shot
tonight?" then pulled out a gun, knocked Mr Elderts to the floor and
fired three times. The sequence of events was captured on security cameras,
he said.
State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed Deedy had been in
Honolulu to beef up security ahead of the APEC conference, and has now been
put on paid administrative leave.
She said: "This was a tragic incident in Hawaii over the weekend,"
adding that the State Department would co-operate fully with local police.
President Obama and other leaders from 21 economies in the Asia-Pacific region
are scheduled to attend the summit, which is being hosted by the US for the
first time since 1993.
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