John McCarthy
FREDERIKSTED — Shots were fired at a man who was walking alone in an isolated part of St. Croix just after midnight. Police said the victim tried to fight off two armed attackers, but ultimately lost his belongings to them after the gun was discharged, authorities said.
The 911 Emergency Call Center reported a first-degree robbery had occurred about 12:38 a.m. on Sunday.
The male victim reported that he was walking on Hams Bluff Road when a small white vehicle with two armed masked men exited the vehicle and approached him and demanded everything the he had, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
“A struggled ensued between the victim and one of the suspects over his cell phone,” VIPD spokesman Toby Derima said. “The suspect brandished a handgun, pointed it at the victim’s head and discharged one shot that did not strike the victim.”
The suspects then took the victim’s cell phone and his backpack that contained personal documents, then left the area in their vehicle, according to the VIPD.
This incident is currently under active investigation by the VIPD.
Anyone with information that will lead to the arrest of these suspects is asked to call 911, the Crime Tip Line at (340) 778-4950, or the paying anonymous tip line Crime Stoppers USVI at (800) 222-8477.
