Crime

Innocent Bystander Gets Shot During Shootout In St. Thomas

ST. THOMAS -- An innocent bystander was shot on Wednesday night while a shootout between two individuals was ongoing, V.I.P.D. Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced via press release this afternoon. According to Ms. Freeman, speaking to The Consortium via telephone, at roughly 9:49 p.m. on Wednesday, the 911 emergency call center received a report of a shooting incident in Contact Knolls. Upon arrival to the scene, officers met with an individual who stated that upon arriving home, he turned around his vehicle at the rear gate of Contant Knolls to park on the side of the roadway. While traveling back out, he heard several shots being fired towards him. The individual said he then exited his vehicle and returned fire in the direction he believed the shots that were fired at him came from. Meanwhile, at about 9:59 p.m. the same night, officers responded to a call in reference to a gunshot victim being dropped off by a private vehicle at the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital's emerg...