Honolulu police arrest suspect who lit 79-year-old man on fire in Chinatown
Image: Chinatown Cultural Center
On Tuesday morning, video captured a man setting a 79-year-old man on fire at the Chinatown Cultural Plaza in Honolulu. The victim suffered serious injuries, including first and second degree-burns.
Police have now arrested 29-year-old Charles Burns as the suspect. According to KITV4, Burns was charged with arson and promoting dangerous drugs. His bail has been set at $500,000.
Little has been reported about the victim but Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock, president of the Chinatown business and community association tells KHON2 she knows him, “This old man is a well-known character. He is in Chinatown every hour, everywhere.”
According to Census data, at least 53.1% of residents in this Chinatown zipcode identify as Asian, and 8.3% identify as Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander. These numbers do not include those who identify with two or more races or ethnicities.
VIEWER DISCRETION: NEW VIDEO as police are searching for a suspect caught on camera setting an elderly man ablaze in Chinatown, Tuesday morning. If you recognize the suspect, please call Honolulu Police immediately: https://t.co/t1lYmckz7i
— KITV4 (@KITV4) April 13, 2022
🎥: Chinatown Cultural Center pic.twitter.com/EUcSrCRsaf
