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Agent charged in Hawaii killing was assigned to help with Economic Summit security

Source: washingtonpost.com
A federal agent charged with killing a man inside a McDonald’s restaurant in Waikiki was in Hawaii to help with security at this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, officials said Monday.

State Department special agent Christopher Deedy, 27, is charged with second-degree murder and using a firearm in the commission of a felony.


State Department special agent Christopher Deedy (pictured)
is charged with second-degree murder. Photo: AP

Deedy, who was released Monday after posting $250,000 bail, is accused of fatally shooting 23-year-old Kollin Elderts of Kailua during a confrontation early Saturday at a McDonald’s in the famous tourist district.

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed that Deedy was in Honolulu to beef up security ahead of the APEC conference, which begins Tuesday. The agent has been put on paid administrative leave.

“This was a tragic incident in Hawaii over the weekend,” Nuland told reporters. She said she couldn’t comment on the ongoing investigation, but said the State Department was cooperating fully with law enforcement.

Deedy was assigned to “support protection of dignitaries” at the meeting, Nuland said.

President Barack Obama and leaders of 21-member economies from the Asia-Pacific region are scheduled to attend the summit, which is being hosted by the U.S. for the first time since 1993.

Honolulu police are still investigating what led to the shooting, but a few details began to emerge Monday.

Michael Green, an attorney for Elderts’ family, said Elderts and Deedy didn’t know each other and that Elderts was unarmed.

Green said Elderts was at a Waikiki club before ending up at the McDonald’s on Kuhio Avenue.

“I’m told there was a confrontation in the club,” Green said. “He (Elderts) left and went to the McDonald’s and this guy followed him.”

Police spokeswoman Carolyn Sluyter said Elderts, Deedy and two other men were involved in an argument at the restaurant when the shooting occurred. Elderts suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Deedy was arrested at the scene, Sluyter said. She did not identify the other two men.

It wasn’t immediately known who Deedy’s attorney is. Nuland said the State Department has been in contact with the agent. She declined to speak about his previous assignments.

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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.
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Chinese president to address economic issues at APEC summit
From: news.xinhuanet.com

Chinese President Hu Jintao will elaborate on China’s views about the economic situation in the Asia-Pacific and the world at large at the upcoming APEC summit, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S. Zhang Yesui said Monday.

At the invitation of U.S. President Barack Obama, Hu will attend the 19th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Leaders’ Meeting in Hawaii this weekend, Zhang said, adding that Hu will also participate in the APEC 2011 CEO summit and a dialogue between leaders and representatives of the APEC Business Advisory Council.

At the summit, Hu will elaborate on China’s positions on such issues as global economic governance, economic development in the Asia-Pacific region and the multilateral trading system, and hold bilateral meetings with leaders of some other APEC economies, Zhang said.

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Article: news.xinhuanet.com

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