Crime

Gunshot Leaves Man Dead in Estate Whim; Victim Found Partially Covered With a Sheet

ST. CROIX — The V.I. Police Department is investigating as a homicide the death of a man who was found partially covered with a sheet at his residence in Estate Whim, the V.I.P.D. told the Consortium late Tuesday. The incident was reported to the 911 Emergency Call Center as a suicide, but an investigation into the matter did not provide conclusive evidence that the fatal wound was self-inflicted. According to police spokesman Glen Dratte, on Sunday at 4:46 p.m. the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched Wilbur Francis Command units to a possible suicide at a residence in Estate Whim. Upon arrival, the father of the victim was interviewed and stated that he had spoken to son on Saturday at 2:30 p.m., and that his son said he was not feeling well. The father said this response prompted him to get some medication for his son at about 3:00 p.m. He further told police that it was the last time he saw his son. Then on Sunday at about 4:46 p.m., the father said he went to check on his son an...