Ambulance in St. Thomas. Photo Credit: V.I. CONSORTIUM.
ST. THOMAS — A man was fatally shot in Hospital Ground late Sunday night, prompting an investigation by the V.I. Police Department’s Major Crimes Unit.
According to the VIPD, the incident was first detected at 10:47 p.m. on December 7 when the Shot Spotter Detection System alerted police to gunfire in the St. Thomas neighborhood.
Responding patrol officers from the Richard N. Callwood Command arrived in the area and found a Black male lying in the roadway. According to police, the man appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken by ambulance to Schneider Regional Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.
Authorities have not yet released his identity, noting that the name is being withheld until next of kin are notified.
Investigators are urging anyone with information to contact the VIPD at 340-774-2211, the Major Crimes Unit at 340-642-8449 (WhatsApp), Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, or call 911.
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