A man identified as 37-year-old Mustafa Williams was shot dead Monday, at about 11:46 a.m., in Estate Grove Place, in the vicinity of the Eulalie Rivera Elementary School, VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson has announced.
According to Jackson, 911 dispatchers received a call of shots being fired near the elementary school and proceeded to dispatch police officers to the scene.
When the officers arrived, however, they met an unresponsive black male laying in the vicinity of #15C Grove Place. Emergency Medical Services were called to the scene, but found no vital signs on the victim.
Williams was shot multiple times, and according to sources, the weapons used released shots at a rapid rate, akin to an AK 47.
Police have not identified any suspects; however, detectives with the Major Crimes Division continue to investigate the incident.
This is the second shooting death on St. Croix this year.
Anyone with information concerning the shooting is asked to contact the Major Crimes Unit at (340) 642-8449, the Internal Affairs Bureau at (340) 774-2452, 911 or the anonymous tips service, Crime Stoppers USVI, at 1-800-222-8477.
Feature Image: Rescue personnel wash down crime scene in Estate Grove Place.
Advertisements
