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Police investigating chemical attack on woman near Ala Moana Center

A file photo of a Honolulu Police Department vehicle.
Sophia McCullough
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HPR
A file photo of a Honolulu Police Department vehicle.

Honolulu police have opened an attempted murder investigation after a chemical attack near Ala Moana Center on Tuesday night.

Emergency Medical Services say a 25-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was assaulted with an unknown chemical.

The incident happened on a sidewalk near Kapiʻolani Boulevard and Ala Moana Center.

Police responded to the scene at around 9:30 p.m.

Paramedics provided advanced life support and transported the woman to a hospital.

No arrests have yet been made in the case.

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