HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR110119PoliceinvestigatingdeathsoftwoadultsinPoipuTHE COUNTY OF KAUA'I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
mqa MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
C OF
News Release
For Immediate Release: November 1, 2019
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Police investigating deaths of two adults in Po`ipu
PO`IPU — Kaua`i police are investigating the deaths of two adults found dead Friday in a
condo at Po`ipu Shores.
Their identities have not yet been released.
At approximately 11:20 a.m. on Friday, police were dispatched to Po`ipu Shores to
conduct a welfare check on a man who was staying at the condo, as he was not seen or heard
from since Wednesday, Oct. 30.
Upon arrival, police discovered the 50-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman deceased
in the condo. At this time, police believe their deaths appear to be the result of a murder -suicide.
However, the investigation remains ongoing.
Autopsies are pending to determine the exact cause of their deaths.
Anyone with information on this incident is urged to call Assistant Chief of the
Investigative Services Bureau Bryson Ponce at 241-1681 or Police Dispatch at 241-1711.
Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers Kauai at 246-8300.