Maataua Kalapu Manogiamanu, 49, left home the morning of November 19, 2020, driving west on Dimond Boulevard in a Chevrolet Tahoe. What looked at first like a traffic crash at the Minnesota Drive overpass instead suggested a violent attack: officers found Manogiamanu dead behind the wheel with injuries inconsistent with a collision, and forensic review plus surveillance footage pointed to gunfire as the cause of death. Investigators traced a confrontation that began near Arctic Boulevard and West Dimond Boulevard, with two vehicles pacing each other and a white Toyota Tundra firing at close range along Dimond and again after Manogiamanu pulled over near Minnesota and Dimond. One shot pierced his jugular, and the wounded Tahoe then crossed lanes and struck a light pole.

Within a day detectives identified and arrested 45-year-old Patrick Leu Tauanuu, booked on charges including first- and second-degree murder. Investigators say the killing grew out of a domestic dispute and was reconstructed from traffic camera footage, scene forensics, and witness accounts. Does anyone have information about Manogiamanu’s movements that morning or saw the vehicles on Dimond Boulevard?