Police-issued gun found in murder-suicide case

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.