Hawai‘i Island police are asking the public for assistance with an attempted murder investigation following a recent Ocean View shooting. On October 15, Ka‘ū patrol officers were dispatched to the area of Aloha Boulevard and Paradise Parkway in the Hawai‘i Ocean View Estates subdivision following a report of a male in need of medical assistance after possibly being assaulted.
Officers found the victim, believed to be a 53-year-old Ocean View man, with severe facial injuries lying on the ground. Due to the severity of his injuries, police were unable to ask the victim how he had been injured. Hawai‘i County Fire Department medics transported the victim to Kona Community Hospital, where it was determined that he sustained a gunshot wound to his facial area. He was later transferred to Queens Medical Center on Oʻahu for further treatment. As part of their ongoing investigation, police are seeking leads on what led up to the incident and who may have been responsible for the shooting. Detectives with the Area II Criminal Investigation Section are asking for residents in the vicinity of Aloha Boulevard and Paradise Parkway to review their home security camera footage and report anything suspicious. Anyone with information regarding this incident or who may have witnessed it is encouraged to contact Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 960-3118; or via email at donovan.kohara@hawaiicounty.gov.