HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION
LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO
PHONE: 961-2252
APRIL 14, 2000
G-25824
MEDIA RELEASE
A 17-year-old boy was pronounced dead Friday (April 14, 2000) of undetermined causes after he was taken to the Hilo Medical Center.
At 7:36 a.m., Hilo patrol officers responded to a report of an unresponsive male at a Baker Street address in Hilo’s Keaukaha area.
The youth, identified as Sheldon Kamohai, was transported by Fire Rescue personnel to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:30 a.m.
The cause of death is undetermined pending the results of an autopsy, and the case has been classified as a coroner’s inquest.
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