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Big Island man charged in shooting death

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE

Gafatasi Napoleon

Authorities charged a 29-year-old Kailua-Kona man with murder in the shooting death of 36-year-old Kailua-Kona man, whose body was found Oct. 18.

Gafatasi Napoleon was charged Sunday with second-degree murder, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, promoting a dangerous drug and criminal property damage.

His bail was set at $271,000.

Alanaokala Covington’s body was found Oct. 18 with a gunshot wound to the chest off Hawaii Belt Road.

Police responded to a criminal property damage report occurring just before noon Saturday in the Ooma subdivision of Kailua-Kona, and found and arrested Napoleon on suspicion of murder.

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