20-year-old man killed after firework goes off in his hand on Fourth of July

KONA, Hawaii ( KHNL /Gray News) - A man in Hawaii was killed when a firework went off while he was holding it above his head on the Fourth of July....

July 16, 2023
5:26 AM

KONA, Hawaii ( KHNL /Gray News) - A man in Hawaii was killed when a firework went off while he was holding it above his head on the Fourth of July. Police responded to a call around 10:30 p.m. that day to a retail parking lot in Kailua-Kona. When officers arrived, they said they found 20-year-old Glen John Nakata on the ground with a substantial head injury. According to KHNL , bystanders reported to police that they had seen Nakata holding a fireworks launcher above his head when the firework went off.

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