Crime

Man Shot Dead Outside Commercial Building; Three Innocent Teens Shot During Gun Battle Near Frederiksted Vegetable Market

ST. CROIX — Multiple incidents Saturday night left one man dead and three others injured, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima has confirmed to the Consortium. Authorities received notification of the first incident at about 11:30 p.m. following multiple calls to the 911 Emergency Call Center reporting a man down in the vicinity of the Galloway Building, where the Karma Gentlemen's Club, a strip club, is located. The Galloway Building is located in Estate Diamond at the eastern end of the Melvin Evans Highway. The victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body and was rushed to the Juan F. Luis Hospital by private vehicle where he was pronounced dead on the scene, according to Mr. Derima. He was identified by next of kin as Denver Charlery, age 34 of Mount Pleasant. Three teens injured  In a separate shooting that occurred during a gun battle between two individuals that was raging near the Frederiksted Market on the roadway adjacent to the Lagoon Street Com...