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🚨 MEDIA RELEASE – Big Island (Update) Police Charge Kea’au Man in Connection with HPP Murder Investigation 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: September 22, 2026 Hawai‘i Island police have charged 49-year-old Bryant Guevarra of Keaʻau, with numerous offenses, including second-degree murder. The charges stem from a shooting that occurred on Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026, at 10:18 p.m., in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Keaʻau. Puna patrol officers responded to the 15-1500 block of Makuʻu Drive after receiving a report from a man who said he had been attacked and had shot another man. Responding officers located 41-year-old Jose Adame Romero of Keaʻau suffering from multiple apparent gunshot wounds. Officers provided lifesaving measures until Hawaiʻi Fire Department personnel arrived and determined Romero had succumbed to his injuries; he was pronounced deceased at 10:44 p.m. The caller, identified as 49-year-old Bryant Scott Guevarra was arrested at the scene and transported to the East Hawai‘i Detention Facility as detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section continued the investigation. On Monday afternoon, Sept. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/update-police-charge-keaau-man-in-connection-with-hpp-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/update-police-charge-keaau-man-in-connection-with-hpp-murder-investigation/ 🔍 Search Reports: sshsearch.com 📧 Submit Reports: sshreport.com