Crime

Two Homicides Reported in St. Thomas; In Separate Incident, 63-Year-Old Man Fighting For His Life After Vicious Assault

ST. THOMAS — Three separate incidents in St. Thomas Tuesday left two men dead and one clinging to life after the first two where shot multipe times and the latter was viciously assaulted, according to police reports and Police Commissioner Ray Martinez. Fortuna Homicide The first homicide was reported in Fortuna at 5:44 a.m. after citizens called the 911 Emergency Call Center. According to the police report, units from the Richard N. Callwood Command traveled to the Fortuna area and observed an unresponsive male, who appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds about his body. Emergency Medical Technicians, who were on scene, concluded that the male did not have any vital signs. The identity of the male is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The Consortium learned that the victim is a Hispanic male and the incident is believed to be drug-related. Kronprindsens Gade homicide According to the police report, on Tuesday at 6:16 p.m. a citizen contacted 911 and ...