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Bar Shooting At Estate Contant Leaves Man Dead

Police are investigating what happened and have not yet identified the victim.

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Police, Emergency Medical Technicians and bystanders gather outside an establishment in Estate Contant, where a male was shot and killed Friday.
Police, Emergency Medical Technicians and bystanders gather outside an establishment in Estate Contant, where a male was shot and killed Friday. (Virgin Islands Police Department)

ST. THOMAS, USVI — A man is shot and killed at an establishment in Estate Contant on Friday, August 6, according to a statement from the Virgin Islands Police Department.

Police say that they received calls about shots fired at a business in Estate Contant. When they arrived, officers found an unresponsive Hispanic male with multiple gunshot wounds. The victim died from his injuries and police say his identity is still unknown.

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