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Byran Uyesugi

Also known as: Xerox shooting, 1999 Honolulu shootings, Xerox murders

Active

1999–1999

Region

Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, USA

State

HI

Kind

Mass

Status

Convicted

Victims

7

On the morning of November 2, 1999, Byran Uyesugi, a Xerox copier repairman with 15 years at the company, shot and killed seven co-workers, including his supervisor, at the Xerox building on North Nimitz Highway in Honolulu. He drove off in a company van and was found near the Hawaii Nature Center in Makiki, where he surrendered after a five-hour standoff. It remains the worst mass killing in Hawaii's history. A jury rejected his insanity defense and convicted him in June 2000, and he was sentenced to life without parole.

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Victims

We remember the people whose lives were taken.

• Ronald Kawamae, 54 · November 2, 1999
• Jason Balatico, 33 · November 2, 1999
• Ronald Kataoka, 50 · November 2, 1999
• John Sakamoto, 36 · November 2, 1999
• Melvin Lee, 58 · November 2, 1999

  Supervisor of the work group.

• Peter Mark, 46 · November 2, 1999
• Ford Kanehira, 41 · November 2, 1999

Timeline of locations

1. November 2, 1999
   Xerox building, North Nimitz Highway (Crime scene, approximate area)

   About 8 a.m., Uyesugi opened fire on the second floor of the Xerox Engineering Systems building. Five men were killed in a conference room where they had gathered for a meeting, and two in a nearby office.

2. November 2, 1999
   Near the Hawaii Nature Center, Makiki (Arrest, approximate area)

   A jogger spotted Uyesugi sitting in a Xerox van near the nature center. More than 50 officers surrounded the van while schoolchildren on a hike nearby were led to safety; he surrendered at about 3 p.m. after hours of negotiation.

3. November 2, 1999
   Uyesugi's home, Nuuanu (Killer's residence, approximate area)

   Police searched the family home after the shooting and recovered firearms.

4. May 15, 2000
   First Circuit Court, Honolulu (Court / trial, approximate area)

   The jury rejected Uyesugi's insanity defense and convicted him on June 13, 2000. On August 8, Judge Marie Milks sentenced him to life without parole; Hawaii has no death penalty.

5. 2023
   Saguaro Correctional Center, Eloy, Arizona (Prison, approximate area)

   Uyesugi was being held at this Arizona prison, which houses Hawaii inmates, as of 2023.

Sources

• 1999 Honolulu shootings (Wikipedia)
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin, November 3, 1999
• Honolulu Star-Bulletin, November 4, 1999
• Jury convicts man in Xerox shooting (EHS Today, 2000)

Each location also lists its own sources in the data file.