Crime

Woman Held at Gunpoint in St. Croix Home Invasion; Gunfire From Gray Truck Reported in Separate La Grande Princesse Incident

ST. CROIX — The V.I. Police Department is investigating two serious late-night incidents on St. Croix involving masked individuals, including gunfire from a gray truck in La Grande Princesse and, roughly 35 minutes later, an armed home invasion in which a woman was held at gunpoint, The Consortium has learned. VIPD Director of Communications Glen Dratte confirmed that the first incident was reported at approximately 11:38 p.m. Thursday in La Grande Princesse, in the vicinity of Honda. The St. Croix 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of three to four masked men in the area. VIPD officers responded to the scene, and police said shots were subsequently fired from a gray truck. Officers and detectives from the Criminal Investigation Bureau remained on scene investigating the incident, which VIPD classified as first-degree reckless endangerment. The initial notification did not specify who fired the shots, whether the gunfire was directed at police, or whether anyone was injured....