Keaau man arrested after HPP shooting

Police are investigating a shooting this morning in Hawaiian Paradise Park that left a 32-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds.

The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Vasiliy Viktorovich Trubachev of Keaau.

Shortly before 11 a.m. today, Puna patrol officers responded to an unknown type of disturbance at a residence on 7th Avenue in HPP.

Responding officers learned that a male acquaintance of Trubachev had come to the residence, and an altercation ensued.

The acquaintance reportedly threatened several individuals while armed with a knife and glass bottle. The acquaintance then reportedly assaulted several individuals at the residence before leaving the area on foot.

While investigating, officers were informed by a passersby that there was a male on the ground in the area of 6th Avenue and Makuu Drive, who was injured and bleeding. They located the man, who reported he had been shot multiple times by Trubachev.

Officers immediately began providing first aid to the man until Hawaii Fire Department personnel arrived and transported the victim via ambulance Hilo Medical Center. He remains hospitalized in stable condition.

Trubachev was arrested at the 7th Avenue residence without incident, and was transported to the Hilo cellblock.

Detectives responded to the scene to continue the investigation, which is classified as second-degree attempted murder.

Police have not named the victim.

Police detectives currently are working on obtaining a search warrant for Trubachev’s residence.

Police are asking anyone who may have witnessed this incident to contact the police department’s nonemergency number at (808) 935-3311, or Detective Christopher Jelsma of the Area I Criminal Investigation Section at (808) 961-2386 or via email at Christopher.Jelsma@hawaiicounty.gov.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.00.