Crime & Safety

US Virgin Islands Police Department: Shooting Death Under Investigation

Emergency Medical Technicians, after performing medical procedures, determined he had no signs of life.

August 7, 2021

ST. THOMAS, USVI – On August 6, at 8:24 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center received calls of shots fired and a man down near an establishment in Estate Contant. Officers found an unresponsive Hispanic male with multiple gunshot wounds about his body. Emergency Medical Technicians, after performing medical procedures, determined he had no signs of life. The identity of the victim is unknown at this time.

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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.
Detectives urge anyone with information about this shooting to call 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 714-9830, or Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-TIPS.

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