VIPD Identifies Person of Interest in Wet Fete Shooting Incident That Left 18-Year-Old Female Badly Injured

ST. CROIX — The V.I. Police Department is calling on the USVI community to provide information on the whereabouts of Abassi Boston, who the department said Sunday night is a person of interest in the shooting incident at a wet fete event in July that left an 18-year-old female injured. "The police department is seeking the whereabouts of Abassi Boston who is a person of interest in the July Tsunami shooting that occurred in La Reine Shopping Center in which a female participant was shot in the face," the V.I.P.D. wrote in a statement. "Mr. Boston is being sought for questioning in this matter. If anyone knows of his whereabouts please contact crime stoppers, 911 or the CIB tip line at 778-4950." The victim has since been flown out of the territory for further medical attention. According to V.I.P.D. Director of Communications Glen Dratte, the victim was shot during the early-morning hours of Sunday, July 17 during "The Return of Tsunami 4: The Ultimate Wet Fete" event. The bullet th...