Daris Pacheco

On Monday, April 26, 2021, Shortly before 1:00 p.m., police responded to a residence on Nau Nani Road in Volcano after receiving a report of a shooting victim. It was also reported that the suspect was seen walking from the scene towards a nearby residence. Upon arrival, police confirmed a deceased male lying on the ground in his yard.

The department’s Special Response Team tactical unit responded and using the armored vehicle, confirmed the suspect’s presence within the residence. Negotiators initiated contact with the suspect, who initially refused to exit the residence. At 3:15 p.m., the suspect exited the residence and was taken into custody at approximately 3:15 p.m.

The suspect was later identified as 32-year-old Daris Paul Pacheco. Police have released this photo of the suspect.

Hawai‘i Island police have also identified the man shot to death at his residence as 59-year-old Jay Allen Freeman of Volcano.

An autopsy was performed Tuesday morning, April 27, and concluded Freeman died from a gunshot wound to the chest. The manner of death was determined to be a homicide.

Daris Paul Pacheco is currently being held on pending charges while Detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section continue a second-degree murder investigation.

Police ask anyone who may have been in the area and witnessed this incident or have information to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311 or Detective Casey Cabral at (808) 961-2381 or casey.cabral@hawaiicounty.gov.