On April 26, 2021, 59-year-old Jay Allen Freeman was found dead in the yard of his home on Nau Nani Road in the Aloha Estates neighborhood of Puna, Hawaii, after police responded to reports of gunfire around 1:00 PM. An autopsy the next day found a single gunshot wound to the chest, and the death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators arrested 32-year-old Daris Paul Pacheco at his nearby residence shortly after officers arrived. Pacheco was charged with second-degree murder, first-degree terroristic threatening, burglary of a dwelling during an emergency period, multiple firearm and ammunition offenses, and drug offenses. Bail was set at $411,000. The Area I Criminal Investigation Section continues to ask anyone who witnessed the incident or has information to come forward.

Was anyone in Aloha Estates in April 2021 aware of tension between neighbors or other circumstances that might help explain what happened?