KAILUA-KONA — A 35-year-old Puna man suspected in the Fern Acres shooting death of a 38-year-old Puna man early Monday morning is in police custody.
At 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigation Section and Special Enforcement Unit located Ryan Frederick Davis on Plumeria Street in Fern Acres and arrested him without incident on suspicion of second-degree murder. Davis is being held in the police cellblock while detectives continue to investigate.
The investigation stems from the shooting death of 38-year-old Joshua John Santos of Puna. Police determined Santos died from gunshot wounds to the chest.
Anyone who may have information about this incident is asked to call Detective Kelly Moniz at (808) 961-2385 or email Kelly.moniz@hawaiicounty.gov or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.