Husband of UW shooting suspect testifies in court
Jul 30, 2019, 6:14 PM
Five weeks into the trial, Mark Hokoana took the stand on Tuesday to defend himself and his wife.
Hokoana, 31, is on trial for assault after using pepper spray during a confrontation with Antifa protesters at the University of Washington on Inauguration Day.
His wife, Elizabeth Hokoana is on trial for first degree assault for shooting Antifa protester Joshua Dukes.
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While the prosecution described Hokoana as an instigator, the defense presented him as a protector.
They say he used pepper spray to stop an attack on a stranger.
Mark Hokoana, husband of UW shooting suspect Elizabeth Hokoana, took the stand for hours today. At 6pm he describes the chaos and fear that night and says he didn’t know his wife fired her gun until they were headed home on a bus. @KIRO7Seattle pic.twitter.com/zrya5uGsoH
— Alison Grande (@AlisonKIRO7) July 31, 2019
KIRO 7 reporter Gary Horcher was there when the shooting happened on Jan. 20, 2017.
