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USVI: STT woman fatally shot; Ex-boyfriend charged
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— A 33-year-old woman has died following a fatal shooting on Tuesday evening, May 20, 2025, and her ex-boyfriend has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with her death, according to VIPD Director of Communications Glen Dratte.
Deadly shooting forces shutdown of STT Carnival Village
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE- A man was fatally shot Just after midnight on Sunday, May 4, 2025, —effectively late Saturday night — in the restroom of the Fort Christian Parking Lot, bringing a tragic and abrupt end to the final night of Village activities during this year’s St Thomas Carnival in the US Virgin Islands.
VI extradites man wanted for murder in USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Demare A. Encarnacion, a 32-year-old fugitive wanted for first-degree murder, has been extradited to St Thomas, US Virgin Islands, after surrendering to authorities in the Virgin Islands (VI), the [US] VI Police Department and US Marshals Service (USMS) have confirmed.
UPDATE: Man shot dead in Long Look is Kemo A. Lettsome
LONG LOOK, Tortola, VI- With next of kin adequately notified, our news centre can now disclose that the man shot and killed in Long Look on Sunday, April 30, 2023, has been identified as Kemo A. Lettsome.
60-yr-old man & 34 yr-old woman charged in Yan Edwards murder probe
EAST END, Tortola, VI – Two persons are now charged in connection with offenses stemming from the murder of Yan Edwards, as a result of ongoing investigations into his shooting death on February 6 of this year.
Hasani Frett charged in relation to Sunday’s fatal shooting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Police have charged an individual in relation to the fatal shooting in the vicinity of UP’s Cineplex early Sunday morning, February 12, 2023.
UPDATE: Yan Edwards is man killed in EE
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Aware that next of kin has been informed, Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) can disclose that the man gunned down at a bar in East End has been identified as Yan Edwards.
USVI records 1st homicide for 2023
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI— The [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) on Sunday, January 15, 2023, announced the first homicide in the US Virgin Islands for 2023, following a shooting incident in Market Square, St Thomas.
East End shooting leaves 2 reportedly dead & 2 injured
EAST END, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a man was fatally shot in the East End area tonight Friday, October 21, 2022, at around 8:30 pm.
‘I condemn these acts of violence’- Premier on latest fatal shooting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Noting that Jason Potter Jr aka ‘Thug’ who was fatally shot at Greenland basketball court on August 4, 2022, was his cousin, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has appealed to the public to help police bring the perpetrator to justice.
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