Daniel Browne-Sanchez, a 27-year-old deputy sheriff, was working off duty as a bartender’s assistant in the early hours of February 10, 2007, at Osake Sushi Bar & Lounge on Kapiolani Boulevard in Honolulu when a masked gunman entered with a .22-caliber handgun. Reports say the gunman fired into the ceiling and wall, ordered employees into a lounge area and attempted a robbery. Browne-Sanchez, unarmed, stepped in and tried to wrestle the shooter; he was struck multiple times and killed, with at least one account saying the fatal wound was to the chest. Coworkers and family described his actions as courageous rather than reckless.

Police arrested John Koa Lorenzo Jr., also known as Patrick K. Lorenzo, then 32, and prosecutors charged him with numerous counts including second-degree murder, kidnapping and multiple firearms offenses. At trial the defense argued the shooting was connected to a protection racket while prosecutors said it was a botched robbery. A jury convicted Lorenzo in November 2007 of murder, kidnapping and several firearms crimes, and in March 2008 the court imposed life with additional years and no possibility of parole for at least 50 years.

If anyone knew Daniel or was working at Osake Sushi Bar on February 10, 2007, please share information that might add context to what happened that night.