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Police investigated the scene of a fatal stabbing this morning at Kailua District Park.
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Kailua residents have planned community meetings to discuss crime after a fatal stabbing Friday at Kailua District Park.
The first of two meetings will be held at the park at 7 p.m. today to discuss recent crime and to restore the Kailua Tract Neighborhood Security Watch program.
Another meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the park to discuss crime prevention, with a Honolulu community policing representative in attendance.
According to a police report, a witness to the Friday morning fatal stabbing at the park tried unsuccessfully to catch the assailant after witnessing the attack.
Brian T. Kim, 58, was charged Saturday with second-degree murder and is being held in lieu of $250,000 bail after being identified in a field lineup and arrested sometime after being chased. The name of the 48-year-old victim still hasn’t been released.
Both men were believed to be homeless and had spent the night near the gym and pool area of the park.
The stabbing occurred before 5:20 a.m. and was seen by a witness who went to the nearby police substation near South Kainalu Drive to report the crime. The witness, according to the police report, said he saw the suspect lunge toward the victim and had "appeared to be punching him." The witness quoted the victim as saying, "He stabbed me," the police statement said.