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Police on Thursday arrested Shawn Edward Page, 58, for first-degree attempted murder and trespassing following a daylong armed standoff in Volcano.

On Wednesday morning shortly before 10 a.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a residence on the 11-3000 block of Nahelenani Street after receiving a report of a male illegally occupying the residence, which was supposed to be vacant.

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Upon arrival at the residence, police identified the man within as Page, and learned that he was wanted for questioning regarding a previous incident involving his dog, according to police.

Officers identified a dog within the residence that resembled the dog involved in the incident.

As officers attempted to remove the dog from the front door of the residence and speak with Page, he quickly pulled the dog into the residence and verbally threatened the officers while brandishing a firearm, police said.

Officers attempted to speak with Page, but he allegedly refused and locked himself in the residence.

Officers at the scene then created a perimeter of the residence.

The department’s Special Response Team, along with federal partners — including the Federal Bureau of Investigation SWAT Team and the U.S. Marshal Service — had been deployed earlier Wednesday morning to execute a high-risk search warrant on a wanted fugitive, considered to be armed and dangerous, in the vicinity of Malia Aina Road in the Fern Forest area of Glenwood.

Once the Fern Forest incident was cleared, the SRT team — along with the Crisis Negotiation Team and the federal partner agencies — responded to assist, given their close proximity to the Volcano incident.

The Fern Forest incident was unrelated to the Volcano incident.

Members of the SRT attempted to engage in communication with Page, but he remained uncooperative, and on several occasions allegedly shot toward officers.

Law enforcement personnel continued to attempt to get Page to peacefully exit the residence, but he refused, and police remained on scene throughout the night.

During the course of the standoff, Page discharged a firearm on numerous occasions within the residence, and shot towards police personnel on three separate occasions.

On Thursday morning shortly after 9 a.m., as the SRT entered the residence, Page allegedly shot at officers, and one member of the SRT returned fire prior to the officers retreating to safety.

Page managed to breach the residence and escape into the rear of the property. In the process of retreating, one member of the SRT received a large laceration from broken window glass, according to police.

Police expanded the perimeter and conducted a search of the heavily forested property.

Page was located at 10:16 a.m. several hundred yards from the residence hiding in vegetation.

He was arrested for first-degree attempted murder and trespassing and was in possession of a loaded pistol, police said. Additional charges are pending.

Page received minor injuries during the incident. He was treated by medics at the scene and then transported to the Hilo cellblock.

After Page’s arrest, detectives executed a search warrant on the residence, where a potential homemade explosive device was located.

Police immediately evacuated the residence and are awaiting bomb tech experts to respond to access the device. The scene remains secured by police at this time.

The officer who was injured was transported to a local hospital, where he was treated and released.

Police ask for anyone with information relative to this incident to contact Detective Amy Omaya at (808) 961-2381 or via email at Amy.Omaya@hawaiicounty.gov.