Woman’s Ex-Boyfriend Enters Current Boyfriend’s Work & Rest Home, Shoots Him With Children Inside
- Janeka Simon
- August 25, 2026
ST. CROIX — A woman’s ex-boyfriend is facing attempted murder and multiple firearm charges after police say he entered the Work & Rest home she shares with her current boyfriend and two daughters, pointed a gun at the boyfriend and opened fire while the woman and children were inside, striking the man in the hand. Jamain Riley turned himself in Monday night following an investigation that began Saturday afternoon, when the injured boyfriend called 911 and reported that Mr. Riley had shot him. The victim told responding officers that he lives at the residence with his girlfriend and her two daughters. He said their relationship had been under strain because the woman maintains a friendship with Mr. Riley, her former boyfriend. On the day of the shooting, the man said his girlfriend was speaking by telephone with her minor daughters and instructed them not to come to the house. Instead, she asked that Riley take them to the home of another relative. After the call ended, the boyfriend...
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