KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Island police Wednesday confirmed the identity of the man and woman found dead at an apartment complex in Kailua-Kona on Aug. 3 as 48-year-old Joy K. Mills-Ferren and 56-year-old Bradley A. Wood-Ferren.
An autopsy performed on Aug. 10 indicated that each died as a result of a single gunshot wound. A firearm was recovered from the scene.
Detectives with the Area II Criminal Investigation Section are continuing the investigation, currently classified as coroner’s inquests. The manner of death is still under investigation.
At approximately 9:49 a.m. Aug. 3, police responded to an apartment complex on the 75-6000 block of Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. Officers found the lifeless bodies of a male and female within the second floor unit. A neighbor had performed a welfare check and discovered the bodies in the bedroom of the second-story unit prior to calling police.
Hawaii Police Maj. Robert Wagner said it’s unknown when or if a manner of death will be determined in the investigation.
Anyone who may have information about this incident should call the police department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Dominic Uyetake at 326-4646, ext. 228, or dominic.uyetake@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers line at 961-8300.