Janese Singh, 40, a female from the Līhuʻe/Hanamaʻulu area of Kauaʻi, was caught in a deadly burst of violence in the early hours of November 19, 2016, inside an apartment at Kalepa Village in Hanamaʻulu. In the quiet before dawn, neighbors reported the crack of gunfire, and officers arriving at the unit found her ex-husband, Juanito Singh, already dead at the scene. Janese was still alive, badly wounded, and was rushed away for emergency treatment.
She was taken to Wilcox Hospital, where doctors fought to save her, but she later died from multiple gunshot wounds. An autopsy confirmed the cause of death, and police described the incident as a murder-suicide: Janese killed by gunfire, and Juanito dead from a single self-inflicted gunshot wound. What unfolded in that apartment left not only a crime scene, but a family suddenly broken into before-and-after.
In the aftermath, attention turned to the couple’s children. Police said the children were placed in Child Protective Services custody, a stark detail that underscored how quickly the violence spilled beyond the two adults involved. Friends and community members spoke publicly about the children’s immediate needs and the shock of losing both parents in one morning.
As more context emerged, reporting indicated the relationship had a documented history of fear and attempts at protection. Accounts noted that Janese had filed restraining orders against Juanito while they were married, suggesting a pattern of concern that preceded the final night by years. That background added a painful layer to the story: not a sudden quarrel out of nowhere, but a danger she had tried to keep at bay through the courts.
Because the suspected shooter died at the scene, there were no arrests, no courtroom proceedings, and no trial to measure guilt in formal terms. The case closed in the most brutal way possible—one person taken, the other gone by his own hand—leaving only the official conclusions, the grief of relatives and friends, and the long work of raising children in the shadow of what happened that morning at Kalepa Village.
