Tribune-Herald staff
Police are seeking public leads on a December 2023 homicide in Hawaiian Acres subdivision in Mountain View.
Just after 2:15 p.m. on Dec. 23, Puna Patrol officers responded to a residence on the 16-1600 block of Koloa Maoli Road (Road 9), after receiving a report of a man who had been shot.
Responding officers found the victim, 39-year-old Dingie Anthony Dean Martin on the ground in the driveway of his residence, being tended to by several acquaintances.
Martin was taken by ambulance to the Hilo Medical Center Emergency Room, where he was pronounced dead at 10:40 a.m. on Dec. 24.
An autopsy found that Martin died as a result of a single gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide.
East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives continue to investigate Martin’s death as a second-degree murder. Police have not yet identified a suspect or motive in this case, but continue to conduct interviews and follow up on tips and leads.
Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact Detective David Poohina at (808) 961-2385 or David.Poohina@hawaiicounty.gov.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.
