Crime

Stateside Hurricane Recovery Worker Shot Dead On St. Croix During Robbery At East End Bar

ST. CROIX -- A 33-year-old man who moved from North Carolina to the U.S. Virgin Islands for hurricane recovery work, was shot on Wednesday night during a robbery incident at the Castaway Bar on the East End of St. Croix, located near the Ziggy's Gas Station in Estate Solitude. The incident was confirmed to The Consortium Thursday morning by Virgin Islands Police Department Commissioner Delroy Richards. Additional information was provided by V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Glen Dratte. The 911 emergency call center received notification of the robbery and shooting from a concerned resident at 11:39 p.m. Wednesday. The caller also stated that three masked men had fled the area in a blue Jeep Wrangler, police said. Upon the arrival of detectives to the scene, eye witnesses said the three men entered the facility and stood at three different areas. With guns drawn, the men demanded that patrons lay on the ground. Among patrons of the bar was a man believed to be intoxicated, who w...