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HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The city Prosecutor’s Office said two Honolulu police officers were justified last week in shooting a 48-year-old man accused of running at them with a knife.

At a news conference Monday, city Prosecutor Steve Alm released police body cam and surveillance video of the shooting that shows officers trying to get suspect Ricky L. Kaleopaa to drop the knife. Officers ordered him to drop it at least 25 times before he runs toward them, the video shows.

“He just charges them, really quickly. At that point, he was maybe 10 feet away,” Alm said. “They had no choice but to shoot. The officers in this case did everything right.”

Kaleopaa was critically injured in the shooting and remains hospitalized.

Witness video showed sparks flying out from under a vehicle moments before a crash in Waikiki early Sunday.

Honolulu police said it happened around 12:15 a.m.

Emergency crews were called out to the scene along Ala Wai Boulevard near Lipe’epe’e Street.

The vehicle was seen zooming down the road before crashing into vehicles parked along the shoulder. During the entire ordeal, HPD confirmed 17 vehicles total had been damaged.

Authorities say only one person was injured, the 34-year-old man driving the vehicle. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital for further treatment.

Police believe the driver may have been drunk.

Police have opened a DUI investigation along with a damaged vehicles case. At last check Sunday afternoon, the investigation was ongoing and the suspect hadn’t yet been taken into police custody.