Attempted Murder in Hawaii County
🚨 ATTEMPTED MURDER – Big Island Two Men Arrested and Charged in Connection with Attempted Murder Investigation 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: July 13, 2026 Kawika Souza Gary Dias-Souza Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged two Pāʻauilo men in connection with an attempted murder investigation stemming from a shooting in the Hāmākua district on Thursday, July 10, 2026. On Friday, July 11, at 11:51 a.m., South Kohala patrol officers responded to North Hawaii Community Hospital after a 37-year-old man sought treatment for a gunshot wound to the head. The victim reported that he had been shot the previous evening, July 10, at 9:00 p.m., while on a property in Pāʻauilo. Detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section assumed the investigation and subsequently executed search warrants related to the incident. During the investigation, detectives recovered a loaded .22-caliber firearm, unspent .22-caliber ammunition, several spent .22-caliber shell casings, and additional evidence. On Sunday, July 12, detectives arrested 44-year-old Kawika Souza without incident. The following day, Monday, July 13, detectives arrested 60-year-old Gary Dias-Souza without incident. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/two-men-arrested-and-charged-in-connection-with-attempted-murder-investigation/ 📞 Have info? Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300 🚔 HCPD Non-Emergency: (808) 935-3311 🆘 Emergency: 911 ℹ️ Source: Hawaiʻi Police Department press release https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/two-men-arrested-and-charged-in-connection-with-attempted-murder-investigation/ 🔍 Search Reports: searchssh.com 📧 Submit Reports: reportssh.com