Hawaii police are searching for Jacob Baker of Pahoa, described as armed and extremely dangerous and wanted for three killings within two days. Police Chief Reed Mahuna said authorities are deploying significant resources and personnel, and bringing Baker into custody is the department’s top priority. Three men, aged 69, 79, and another man, were found dead in the Puna area of the Big Island on Monday and Tuesday. Police have not identified a motive but are confident Baker is involved in all three homicides. The first death was discovered at a residence partially submerged in a cement pond, with preliminary autopsy results indicating homicide. The second death involved apparent blunt force injuries and occurred a short distance from the first. Details on how Baker was identified and what evidence connects him were not released.
"Police in Hawaii were searching Thursday for a 36-year-old man whom they described as "armed and extremely dangerous" and wanted in connection with three killings within a two-day span earlier this week. Hawaii Police Chief Reed Mahuna said authorities were deploying "significant resources and personnel" in trying to find Jacob Baker, of Pahoa, Hawaii. Mahuna declined to provide details on the search, but said bringing Baker into custody was his department's "No. 1 priority.""
"Three men, including two who were 69 years old and one who was 79, were found dead on Monday and Tuesday in the Puna area of the island of Hawaii, also known as the Big Island. The island is the largest in the Hawaiian chain at more than 4,000 square miles (10,360 square kilometers). "These are a tragic series of events and our thoughts are with those who are grieving at this time," Mahuna said at a news conference Wednesday. "The Hawaii Police Department understands the fear and concerns incidents like this bring to our community.""
"Authorities said they had not identified a motive but were confident Baker was involved in all three homicides. Mahuna did not release information on how police identified Baker as a suspect or what evidence may connect him to the killings. On Monday at around 8 p.m., police found a 69-year-old man at a residence partially submerged in a cement pond, Mahuna said. Police did not initially know whether foul play was involved, but preliminary autopsy results showed the death was a homicide, the chief said."
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