Phil Huth, 57, was shot on the morning of December 1, 2022 while working as the resident manager at the Palm Villas townhouse community in Ewa Beach. First responders found him after neighbors reported gunfire on Puamaeole Street; he was treated at the scene, rushed to a hospital in critical condition, and later died. Witnesses described an argument in a parking area with voices rising shortly before shots were fired.

Police identified a suspect, 34-year-old Patrick Tuputala, and sought a 2013 silver Kia Rio with Hawaii plate RWW 504. Authorities said Tuputala turned himself in to state sheriffs later that day and Honolulu police arrested him for second-degree murder at about 8:30 p.m. An Oahu grand jury later indicted him on one count of second-degree murder; additional weapons-related charges were reported and a not-guilty plea was entered while bail was set at $1 million. The neighborhood has described Huth’s death as a sudden loss to residents who depended on him.

Did anyone in or near Palm Villas see the argument that led to the shooting or the silver Kia Rio that morning?