1994 Shootout in Waipahu, Honolulu
Saturday, October 28, 2006

Photo by Dennis Oda; illustration by David Swann, Star-Bulletin
(1994 background photo courtesy of Stan Cook)
This is a picture of Honolulu Police Department Officer Stan Cook, holding the AK-47 that John Sinapati, a driver of a vehicle that was stopped for traffic violation, pulled out and fired at Stan Cook. Officer Cook was hit by eight bullets from AK-47, but managed to subdue the attacker with his 9mm sidearm. It’s a good thing when luck meets good training. Attacker was later pronounced dead.
Officer Cook was back on duty within 4 months and 4 days after the shooting with more then fifty pieces of bullets in his body. Tough man.
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