Suspect in Hawaii cockfight shooting that left 2 dead pleads not guilty

A man accused of firing into a large crowd at a Hawaii cockfight in a shooting that killed two people pleaded not guilty to murder and other charges Thursday.

At a brief arraignment for Jacob Borge, 23, his attorney, Mark Kawata, entered the pleas on behalf of his client, who appeared via video from a jail where he's being held without bail.

Borge was indicted on 11 felony charges including murder and attempted murder stemming from the April 15 shooting that wounded three other people at the illegal cockfight in a rural and remote neighborhood outside Honolulu.

2 DEAD, 5 INJURED IN HAWAII AFTER GUNMAN OPENS FIRE AT ILLEGAL COCKFIGHT

Authorities say investigating cockfights, which are popular in Hawaii, is difficult in part because they are highly organized events on private property, and their illegal nature and the large amount of money wagered means they often have links to organized crime.

Days after the shooting, considered one of...