Authorities are investigating a fatal shooting after a man was found dead on the road to End of the World in Keauhou Tuesday night, May 25.
According to Hawai‘i Police Department, central dispatch received a call at approximately 9:29 p.m. regarding an unresponsive male at the end of the Keauhou Kainaliu Beach Road. When officers arrived on scene, they found a man, between the ages of 35 and 40, dead with injuries consistent with gunshot wounds to the torso area.
Officials say the victim appears to be a resident and the next of kin has not yet been notified. An autopsy is pending.
HPD sent out an email Tuesday night indicating End of World was closed due to police activity. It has since been reopened.
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HPD’s Area II detectives have since initiated a second-degree murder investigation.
Anyone having information regarding this incident is asked to call Detective Kimmerlyn Makuakane-Jarrell of the Area II Criminal Investigation Section at 808-326-4646, ext. 228 or send an email to [email protected].
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