KAILUA-KONA — The 36-year-old man whose body was found Tuesday afternoon off Highway 190 in North Kona died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the Hawaii Police Department said Friday afternoon. ADVERTISING KAILUA-KONA — The 36-year-old man whose body
KAILUA-KONA — The 36-year-old man whose body was found Tuesday afternoon off Highway 190 in North Kona died from a gunshot wound to the chest, the Hawaii Police Department said Friday afternoon.
Alanaokala Solomon Covington of Kailua-Kona was likely dead when his body was buried sometime during the daylight hours Sunday mauka of the highway near mile marker 27, police said. His body was located Tuesday afternoon and recovered Wednesday morning.
An autopsy conducted Friday determined Solomon Covington died from the gunshot.
Detectives from the Area II Criminal Investigations Section are continuing the murder investigation.
Anyone with any information about this case, should call the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Jerome Manuel at 326-4646, extension 262, or jerome.manuel@hawaiicounty.gov.
Those who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
