Crime

Man Who Was Shot Near Estate Glynn Cockpit On Thursday Night Dies

ST. CROIX -- A man who police say was shot in the upper chest on Thursday night near the Estate Glynn Cockpit has died, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte confirmed via press release this afternoon. Mr. Dratte had told The Consortium that the victim had gone into surgery and that his condition was being monitored. However, today Mr. Dratte revealed that emergency physicians were unable to save the victim, a 63-year-old man named Ralph Skerrit. According to Mr. Dratte, the incident, which occurred just after 8:00 p.m., involved a man who was sitting in his truck when someone, riding on a motorcycle, came near the victim, shot him in the upper chest, and sped westward through Mon Bijou. The incident appeared to be unrelated to cockpit activities, as the facility was closed when the shooting occurred, Mr. Dratte confirmed. In today's release, Mr. Dratte said the victim had sustained not a single, but multiple gunshot wounds to the upper chest. Police also recovered shell...