On the night of September 7, 2023, gunfire on Kahili Mountain Road in Kīlauea, Kauaʻi, left 28-year-old Native Hawaiian Kith Silva-Lacro dead and a second person wounded. The wounded person was later identified in reporting as Allanah Kamahana. Silva-Lacro, known by the nickname Nalu, was born on Kauaʻi and worked in construction, and family and community members remembered him as warm and deeply missed.

Police quickly identified Chris Santos as a wanted suspect and warned the public not to approach him, cautioning that anyone aiding him could face prosecution for hindering a felony. A multi-agency search disrupted routines across the island with closures and school lockdowns as tips and sightings came in. On the evening of September 17 officers located Santos near Kekaha Beach Park; a standoff ended in an officer-involved shooting and Santos was taken to Wilcox Hospital and held in custody while investigators processed the scene. In the weeks afterward, Branden-Joy Rivera Calzada of Līhuʻe was arrested on a warrant in connection with the investigation and faced charges including Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree and weapons- and firearm-storage-related offenses.

What information can anyone who was in Kīlauea on September 7 share about movements or sightings that night?