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Three dead, four injured in separate shootings on St Thomas
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas, USVI - Three separate shooting incidents in St. Thomas Friday left three men dead and four injured, V.I.P.D. spokesman Toby Derima has confirmed. As a result of the overnight shootings, the V.I.P.D. is hosting a press briefing at noon today to address the public.
11 shot, 4 dead in separate shootings in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— Eleven people were shot and four are dead following three violent incidents on St Croix between Saturday night and the wee hours of Sunday morning, February 28, 2021, all of which were said to be separate, unrelated occurrences.
UPDATE: Floating body is Lebanese native Walid Kashour
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Lebanese native Walid Kashour, 40, has been identified as the territory’s latest homicide victim after his body was discovered yesterday, February 19, 2021, floating in the waters by Sea Cows Bay.
'I don’t understand how our community has stayed so quiet'- CoP Matthews
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Three years plus since 11-year-old Trinity A. Moses met her death, along with Franklyn E. Penn at West End road, outgoing Commissioner of Police Mr Michael B. Matthews has expressed his disbelief with the silence of the community over the crime.
USVI records first 2021 homicide on New Year's Day
VI CONSORTIUM
CRUZ BAY, St John, USVI - The United States Virgin Islands (USVI) has recorded its first homicide for 2021 on Friday, January 1, 2021, representing the first shooting to a death in the territory for the new year.
Friday’s homicide a ‘reckless, impulsive act of violence’- Dept CoP Alwin James
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Deputy Commissioner of Police, Alwin James has described the latest homicide in the Virgin Islands (VI) as an example of reckless, impulsive acts of violence that have started to trend locally.
Matthew D. Daly allegedly shot multiple times to head
EAST END, Tortola, VI- As investigations continue into the shooting death of well-known businessman, Mr Matthew D. Daly aka ‘Shorty’ on September 10, 2020, information reaching our newsroom is that the 55-year-old man from Fat Hogs Bay was shot multiple times to the head.
USVI police trying to locate homicide suspect Jabaar Mactavious
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) is searching for 29-year-old Jabaar Mactavious in connection with the homicide of Shaq’kil Roberts that occurred on April 16, 2020, in the Tutu area of St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI).
USVI records 1st homicide of 2020
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI — A man was shot to death at his own residence during the wee hours of Sunday morning, January 12, 2020 the [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has announced. The homicide was the first of 2020 in the US territory, according to VIPD Public Information Officer Toby Derima.
Ex-cop gets 61 years for double homicide
VI CONSORTIUM
ST. CROIX, USVI - Francis Williams, the former police officer found guilty for the murder of two of his colleagues, Officer Lesha Lammy, 30, and Kai Javois, 28, was sentenced to 61 years in prison for his crimes by VI Superior Court Judge Harold Willocks.