13 Mar 2015

Third arrest made in American Samoa shooting

5:09 pm on 13 March 2015

A third suspect in American Samoa has been charged in connection with last year's shooting of a police station in Leone.

Sinapati Tuufaanatu made his intial appearance in the District Court on Friday, and is alleged to have conspired with three other men to shoot the Leone police station in November last year.

American Samoa police headquarters

American Samoa police headquarters Photo: Supplied

He was charged with two counts of conspiracy to commit second-degree assault and conspiracy to commit property damage in the first degree.

Manu Lefatia and Taliu Tuliese have already been charged in connection with the shooting, and the police are still looking for one other suspect.