A 49-year-old Puna man is in police custody Friday morning in connection with a triple homicide in Leilani Estates. ADVERTISING A 49-year-old Puna man is in police custody Friday morning in connection with a triple homicide in Leilani Estates. Hawaii
A 49-year-old Puna man is in police custody Friday morning in connection with a triple homicide in Leilani Estates.
Hawaii Island police arrested Leilani Estates resident John Ali Hoffman early Friday after responding about 1:30 a.m. to a disturbance in the Puna subdivision. Upon arrival, officers observed a vehicle leaving the area and stopped it. Inside they discovered Hoffman and the body of an adult woman.
When officers went to the home where the disturbance was reported, they reportedly found two additional bodies inside.
Hoffman was arrested on suspicion of three counts of second-degree murder, one count of first-degree murder and a firearms offense. He is being held in the Hilo police cellblock pending further investigation.
