Coroner releases identities and cause of death of four people killed in Waianae

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL @STARADVERTISER.COM A crushed car lies next to the home on Waianae Valley Road where a front-end loader operated by a neighbor tore through vehicles and people late Saturday night. The city coroner’s office this morning identified the four people killed in a Saturday shooting rampage in Waianae.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL @STARADVERTISER.COM A crushed car lies next to the home on Waianae Valley Road where a front-end loader operated by a neighbor tore through vehicles and people late Saturday night. The city coroner’s office this morning identified the four people killed in a Saturday shooting rampage in Waianae.

The city coroner’s office this morning determined the cause of death of four people who died in a dispute between neighbors in Waianae.

Hiram James Silva Sr., 59, died of a “gunshot wound to the upper body.”

Silva, a Waianae businessman who violated county ordinances, used a front-end loader to push cars into his neighbor’s home and then opened fire, killing three women before a 42-year-old resident of the home shot him. Area residents and members of the Keamo family, who targeted Silva, had previously identified Silva as the killer.

The medical examiner’s office also released the identities of Silva’s three victims. Cherell Keamo, 36, died of a “gunshot wound to the head,” Courtney Raymond-Arakaki, 34, died of “multiple gunshot wounds,” and Jessyca Amasiu, 29, died of “multiple gunshot wounds,” according to the medical examiner.

The cause of death for all four was manslaughter.

Two other people, a 52-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, were seriously injured in the shooting. A spokesman for the Keamo family said on Monday that the two had undergone successful surgery but remained in hospital.

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