Hawai‘i Island police arrested a 47-year-old Ocean View man for attempted murder following a shooting that left a 32-year-old Ocean View man in critical condition.
On Saturday, May 27, Ka‘u patrol officers responded to a report of a man with a gunshot wound at a Hawaiian Ocean View Estates residence. Upon arrival, officers determined that the victim received three gunshots wounds as a result of an altercation between himself and a neighbor. The victim was transported by HFD medics to Kona Community Hospital where he is currently in critical, but stable, condition. He is expected to be transported to Queens Medical Center on Oʻahu for further treatment. The suspect, 47-year-old Thomas Allen of Ocean View, was taken into custody without incident by Ka‘u patrol officers. Detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigation Section responded to the scene and are continuing the investigation. Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 326-4646, ext. 238, or via at Donovan.Kohara@hawaiicounty.gov.