Hawai’i Island Police have identified 46-year-old Joey Richmond of Kailua-Kona as the man who died following a shooting in Keahou.

On the evening of May 25, 2021, police responded to a report of an unresponsive male party lying on the ground at Keauhou Kainaliu Beach Road, commonly known as “End of the World”.

Richmond was transported to the Hilo Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.  An autopsy conducted on May 26, 2021, shows that Richmond died from multiple gunshots wounds to the body, and that manner of death is homicide.

Police ask that anyone who may have information regarding the incident to call Detective Kimmerlyn Makuakane-Jarrell at (808) 326-4646, ext. 262, or via email at Kimmerlyn.Makuakane-Jarrell@hawaiicounty.gov  or the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311