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Murder accused Small Brent no longer in VI- ACoP Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Accused murderer Trinidadian John Emmanuel, aka Brent Dawn Emmanuel and Small Brent, is no longer in the Virgin Islands (VI), Acting Commissioner of Police (ACoP) Jacqueline E. Vanterpool has confirmed.
29-year-old man is 19th homicide for 2025 in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
GROVE PLACE, St Croix, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) has announced that it is actively investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Saturday evening, June 21, 2025, in Grove Place, resulting in the death of 29-year-old Dasha Graham.
Terrance B. Lettsome Int'l Airport Fire Officer shot to death
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI- Last evening, Friday, June 20, 2025, just before 11:00 PM, a man was fatally shot in Greenland close to a popular bar.
USVI: Man killed in broad daylight shooting on St Thomas
VI CONSORTIUM
FORT MYLNER, St Thomas, USVI— A man was shot and killed in the parking lot of the KFC restaurant in Fort Mylner on Saturday afternoon, June 14, 2025, marking the 18th homicide in the US Virgin Islands for 2025, and the ninth for St Thomas this year.
USVI: 2 women, 1 man injured during Carlos Bar shooting
VI CONSORTIUM
CHRISTIANSTED, St. Croix, USVI- The V.I. Police Department is investigating a violent shooting that occurred early Sunday morning in the vicinity of Carlos Bar on St. Croix, which left three individuals hospitalized.
Nyron A. Erickson to be laid to rest Saturday, June 7, 2025
WEST END, Tortola, VI- CEO of West Bank Records Mr Nyron A. Erickson aka ‘NY’, who was gunned down at Freshwater Pond on Tortola on Saturday, May 10, 2025, will be laid to rest on Saturday, June 7, 2025.
Police investigating reports of gunshots @ Tortola nightclub
FREE BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our News Centre is that detectives of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) are investigating reports of gunfire at a nightclub on Tortola on Saturday night, May 31, 2025.
Gov't begins plans for 'crime summit' in wake of Nyron A. Erickson's murder
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— In the wake of the fatal shooting—just ahead of Mother’s Day—in which Nyron A. Erickson was slain in a hail of gunfire, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) announced plans for a national crime summit that will bring together a wide range of stakeholders in an urgent bid to tackle gun violence and strengthen public safety in the Virgin Islands.
UPDATE: Man fatally shot in WE identified as Nyron A. Erickson
FRESHWATER POND, Tortola, VI- The man who was killed in an apparent drive-by shooting at Freshwater Pond on the western end of Tortola on Saturday, May 10, 2025, has been identified as Nyron A. Erickson.
Man shows up @ hospital with gunshot wounds
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A man is nursing gunshot wounds at Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital.

