Hawai’i Island police have identified the human remains that were discovered on April 23, 2024, on a property located in the Hawai’i Ocean View Estate subdivision, as 39-year-old Anthony Theodore Wagoner whose last known address was in Duluth, Minnesota.

On Monday morning, April 29, 2024, an autopsy was performed and the forensic pathologist ruled that Wagoner’s death was caused by a single gunshot wound.

The case has now been reclassified as a murder investigation.

Police are asking for anyone who may have heard any gunshots in the area of Lotus Blossom Lane and Princess Kaiulani Boulevard during the first week of April or who may have information regarding this investigation are encouraged to contact Detective Donovan Kohara at (808) 960-3118; or via email at donovan.kohara@hawaiicounty.gov.