{"id":36446,"date":"2021-04-13T06:41:30","date_gmt":"2021-04-13T06:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/04\/13\/navy-sailor-who-shot-killed-himself-at-hawaii-resort-identified\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:34:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:34:43","slug":"navy-sailor-who-shot-killed-himself-at-hawaii-resort-identified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/04\/13\/navy-sailor-who-shot-killed-himself-at-hawaii-resort-identified\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy sailor who shot, killed himself at Hawaii resort identified"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HONOLULU \u2014 The Honolulu Medical Examiner\u2019s office on Monday identified the U.S. Navy sailor who shot and killed himself at a luxury resort after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/04\/12\/navy-sailor-found-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-in-honolulu-hotel-standoff\/\" target=_blank>a standoff with police<\/a> over the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russell Cruz, 40, of Kailua, Hawaii, died of a gunshot wound to the head, the medical examiner\u2019s office said. The Navy was still notifying relatives Monday and hadn\u2019t released his identity, said Cmdr. Cindy Fields, a spokesperson for the U.S. Pacific Fleet submarine force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said in a statement Sunday: \u201cWe can confirm that a sailor assigned to the Pacific Submarine Force is deceased. We are deeply saddened by the loss of a shipmate. Our thoughts and condolences go out to the sailor\u2019s family and friends.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2021\/04\/12\/navy-sailor-found-dead-from-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-in-honolulu-hotel-standoff\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP21101394587438.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Navy sailor found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound in Honolulu hotel standoff<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A spokesperson for the U.S. Navy Pacific Submarine Force told news outlets the man was one of its sailors.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tommy Aiu, a former federal law enforcement officer, had a 5:45 p.m. Saturday reservation for Kahala Hotel &amp; Resort\u2019s seafood buffet when police on the beach side of the property started clearing people from the pool and other areas. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police ushered people into a ballroom, where resort workers provided blankets and food including prime rib and sashimi to about 100 people, Aiu said. \u201cThey lived up to their five-star rating,\u201d he said. \u201cThey took very good care of us.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police told him there was a possible suicidal person in a room on the fourth-floor that they had brought in a negotiator. A family member also tried to help, Aiu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honolulu police spokeswoman Sarah Yoro didn\u2019t release additional details Monday, only saying police gave an initial statement at the scene. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2020\/10\/14\/theodore-roosevelt-sailor-dies-of-self-inflicted-gunshot-wound-while-standing-watch-on-pier\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/TR-Guam.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Theodore Roosevelt sailor dies of \u2018self-inflicted gunshot wound\u2019 while standing watch on pier<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The sailor&#039;s name has not been released.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A SWAT team entered the fourth-floor room at 3:30 a.m. Sunday and found the man dead, local television stations and a newspaper reported, citing unnamed police officials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shots were fired at around 6 p.m., Saturday according to police. Hotel security staff went up to the room where the man was located and knocked on the door. He then fired through the door multiple times, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No one outside the door was hurt, Honolulu police Capt. Brian Lynch told news outlets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corey Funai had just parked at the hotel to meet up with friends when an officer began yelling from a balcony to get inside Saturday. Funai feared a mass shooting. \u201cWith everything in the news on the mainland, I thought it might be something like that,\u201d he said. \u201cBut that doesn\u2019t happen in Hawaii very often.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2021\/04\/05\/active-duty-suicide-numbers-level-off-after-summer-spike-but-reserves-soar\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5735726.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 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