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Hawaii County police said police officer Christopher R. Kapua-Allison’s service weapon, a 9-mm Glock, was found at the scene of the apparent murder-suicide at his Mountain View house on Sunday.
Capt. Randall Medeiros said police found the department-issued gun near the bodies. “It was apparently the weapon used,” he said.
An autopsy conducted Tuesday morning revealed both Kapua-Allison, 50, and his wife, Jolene-Rae K. Kapua-Allison, died of a single gunshot wound to the head, police said.
The autopsy also found that the manner of death was homicide for the 54-year-old woman and suicide for the Hawaii County Police Department officer, who was assigned to the Traffic Enforcement Unit.
As detectives continue to investigate the apparent murder-suicide, an independent internal investigation is also taking place, Medeiros said.
Jolene Kapua-Allison’s daughter, Heitiare Kapua-Leslie, said her mother was a victim of domestic violence and abuse but feared leaving her husband because he threatened to kill her if she ruined his reputation and cost him his job.
