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Gone Too Soon: UVI Pays Tribute to Freshman Kareem Pinney with Memorial

The Virgin Islands community is in mourning following the passing of Kareem L. Pinney, a bright young student with dreams of building a future in the field of applied mathematics. Pinney, 17, who was a freshman at the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), was fatally wounded in a shooting incident that occurred near his family’s home in the Grandview Apartments Housing Community on Sunday, November 3, 2024. Kareem Pinney was enrolled in UVI’s College of Science and Mathematics, pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Applied Mathematics. His promising future was tragically cut short in an act of violence that has left his family, friends, and the wider UVI community in shock and grief. “My heart and prayers go out to Kareem’s family and friends. This is a tragedy of epic proportions. The quick and violent end of anyone is senseless and horrible, but the loss of someone so young tears the soul apart,” said UVI President Dr. Safiya George. “I offer condolences also to the UVI community. A mem...