FREDERIKSTED — Police say they are looking for four men as “persons of interest” in the St. Croix Coliseum Cockpit double murder that took place Saturday in Estate Glynn.
The Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) have set up a hotline for anyone with information to call in on. The numbers are (340) 778 2211 extension 6126 or extension 6092.
Police identified the four as:
– Ivan James, 34-years-old, 5-feet-9 inches, 180 pounds, lives in Frederiksted
– Jamal J. Young, 37-year-old, 5-feet-10inches, 200 pounds, lives in Frederiksted
– Elijah Jackson, 38-year-old, 5-feet-9 inches, 140 to 150 pounds, lives in Frederiksted
– Malachi Benjamin: 23-year-old, 6-feet-3 inches, 190 pounds, lives in Frederiksted
Police urged anyone who comes in contact with any of these men or knows their whereabouts to call the Criminal Investigation Bureau at (340) 778-2211, Crime Stoppers VI or 911.
The police reported that at about 3:49 p.m. Saturday the 911 call center received a report of a shooting at the Coliseum Cockpit.
At the scene, officers discovered a unresponsive Hispanic male. A second victim had been transported by private vehicle.
The men each died from their injuries. They were identified by next of kin as 32-year old Luis Colon and 46-year-old Jacobo Garcia.
Preliminary investigation determined that each victim had been shot inside the cockpit and that there was more than one assailant.
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