2024 Manoa murders
| 2024 Manoa murders | |
|---|---|
| Location | Manoa, Hawaii, United States |
| Date | March 10, 2024 |
Attack type | Mass murder, familicide, murder-suicide |
| Weapon | knife |
| Deaths | 5 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 0 |
| Perpetrator | Paris Oda |
| Motive | Unknown |
On March 10, 2024, a familicide occurred in Manoa, Hawaii, when five members of a single family, including three children, were stabbed in an apparent murder-suicide.[1] Police first received an anonymous call at 8:30 am regarding an argument from within the home, then returned at 9:15 am, where they then discovered the bodies. The deceased included the perpetrator, 46-year-old Paris Oda, his 48-year-old wife Naoka Oda, and their three children, Sakurako, Orion, and Nana aged 17, 12, and 10 respectively.[2][3]The motive remains unknown, but there is speculation that it could be related to domestic violence.[4] It is Hawaii's deadliest mass killing since the Xerox murders in 1999.
References
- ^ "HPD: Father killed wife, 3 children in Manoa before fatally stabbing himself". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "5 dead, including 3 children, in murder-suicide in Manoa, police say". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- ^ "Mourners remember mother, 3 children allegedly killed by father in murder-suicide". KKTV. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- ^ "Unclear if domestic violence is motive in alleged Manoa murder-suicide". KHON2. Retrieved March 10, 2024.