Federal Agent Charged in Shooting During APEC Claims Immunity

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The federal agent charged in the fatal shooting of a Kailua man at a Waikiki McDonald claims he was doing his job and is immune from prosecution.

Christopher Deedy, 28, was in Honolulu working for the U.S. Diplomatic Security Services for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation conference in November when he shot 23-year-old Kollin Elderts. 

The Associated Press reports:

Christopher Deedy’s lawyer is seeking to dismiss the case or delay the murder trial, scheduled for September.

…Attorney Brook Hart filed documents detailing Deedy’s version of events. The judge is not releasing the documents.

Last November Deedy’s lawyer told Civil Beat that the agent was acting in self-defense. Deedy is home in Virginia while he awaits trial.

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