Police reclassify Big Island shooting as murder
Hawaii County police have reclassified an attempted murder case to murder since the victim in a July 3 shooting died over the weekend.
Todd Shaver, 52, died 7:45 p.m. Saturday at Kona Community Hospital, police said.
Monte Moreau, 44, of Honaunau was charged July 5 with second-degree attempted murder.
Police found Shaver July 3 with a gunshot wound to his abdomen on the 85-5300 block of Highway 11 in Honaunau.
Fire rescue personnel transported him to the hospital in critical condition.
Police arrested Moreau at the scene.
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