Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Glen Gaspar was shot and killed while attempting to apprehend a suspect at a local ice cream store in the Kapolei Shopping Center at 590 Farrington Highway.
He and other officers were conducting a stakeout at a shopping center and observed the suspect enter the store. The officers had gone there with a warrant for the suspect's arrest, charging him with the attempted murder of two men during an incident that occurred one month earlier in the parking lot of the First Assembly of God church on Moanalua Road.
The 27-year-old suspect began to struggle when the officers attempted to arrest him. During the struggle, the man produced a handgun and opened fire, striking Officer Gaspar. Officer Gaspar was transported to St. Francis-West Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds. Another officer was also wounded but survived. The suspect was apprehended at the scene. He was later found guilty of second-degree murder at the trial and subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Gaspar was assigned to the Career Criminal Unit and had served with the Honolulu Police Department for 12 years.
He and other officers were conducting a stakeout at a shopping center and observed the suspect enter the store. The officers had gone there with a warrant for the suspect's arrest, charging him with the attempted murder of two men during an incident that occurred one month earlier in the parking lot of the First Assembly of God church on Moanalua Road.
The 27-year-old suspect began to struggle when the officers attempted to arrest him. During the struggle, the man produced a handgun and opened fire, striking Officer Gaspar. Officer Gaspar was transported to St. Francis-West Medical Center where he succumbed to his wounds. Another officer was also wounded but survived. The suspect was apprehended at the scene. He was later found guilty of second-degree murder at the trial and subsequently sentenced to life in prison.
Officer Gaspar was assigned to the Career Criminal Unit and had served with the Honolulu Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two daughters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer II Gaspar gave the Honolulu Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Honolulu community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer II Gaspar.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer II Glen Alvin Gaspar is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In HI, 31 of 64 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 48.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Honolulu Police Department, 20 of 51 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Glen Alvin Gaspar's cause is highlighted.
How Glen Alvin Gaspar Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Glen Alvin Gaspar is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Glen Alvin Gaspar was killed by gun; unknown type.
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