Crime

ATF Offering $15,000 Reward For Info on Hospital Ground Homicides

St. Thomas — A federal law enforcement agency is offering a $15,000 reward for the public’s help in finding the gunmen behind three Hospital Ground murders in early April, marking a potential turning point in the investigation. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) is seeking information that might advance the investigation of the shooting deaths of 42-year-old Michael McKie and Deshaune Harrigan, who were killed in separate incidents on April 8th. A third person, Junior Akimo Freeman, was shot to death in Hospital Ground two days later. The ATF targets criminal enterprises and federal offenses involving the illegal use and trafficking of firearms. The agency is working closely with the Virgin Islands Police Department to tamp down gun violence in some of the territory’s worst hit communities, which includes Hospital Ground and neighborhoods throughout St.Thomas, St. Croix and St. John. The Virgin Islands “ … is a place where we can make an impact on violent c...