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ST. CROIX — A 34-year-old man was killed and another man sustained multiple gunshot wounds during a shooting Wednesday night in Estate Glynn near Moe's Service Station, bringing the U.S. Virgin Islands' homicide count for 2026 to 48, according to Consortium tracking.
The deceased was identified by next of kin as Joshua Gonzalez, according to a V.I. Police Department news release issued Thursday.
Police said their gunshot detection system reported several shots fired in the area at approximately 10:05 p.m. Wednesday, November 11. Responding officers discovered Gonzalez behind a building, suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. Emergency Medical Technicians who were at the scene pronounced him dead.
Officers also located a second adult male who had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported by ambulance to the Juan F. Luis Hospital and Medical Center for treatment. Police did not disclose his identity or condition.
Gonzalez's death brings St. Croix's homicide count to 29 for the year, while St. Thomas has recorded 18 and St. John one.
The killing comes just one day after the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Kerwan Warrington in the Bordeaux area of St. John on Tuesday. Warrington's death marked St. John's first homicide of 2026 and raised the territory's count to 47 before Wednesday night's shooting on St. Croix.
The Estate Glynn area has also experienced previous gun violence. On July 24, The Consortium reported that a man was critically wounded and a woman was grazed by a bullet during a daylight shooting at Moe's Service Station. Authorities have not indicated whether the incidents are connected.
The VIPD's Criminal Investigation Bureau is investigating Wednesday's shooting. Police have not disclosed a possible motive or announced any arrests.
Anyone with information is urged to contact 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-778-2211, or Crime Stoppers VI anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
