On the evening of April 28, 2020, police in the Captain Cook neighborhood of Hawaii responded to a shooting at a residence on Middle Keei Road and found 45-year-old Joshua Bonham with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Kona Community Hospital and pronounced dead. An autopsy determined Joshua died from a single gunshot wound to the back, and his death was ruled a homicide.

The person taken into custody at the scene was Joshua’s father, 66-year-old James Bonham. A firearm was recovered. While James awaited court, he was granted supervised release, a decision that drew controversy in the community.

Key questions remain about what led to the shooting and the events immediately before the gunfire. Anyone with information about that night or who knew Joshua or the family is asked to come forward.