Junior High School Students Injured After Drive-by Pellet Gun Shooting In Kingshill

Junior High School Students Injured After Drive-by Pellet Gun Shooting In Kingshill

KINGSHILL — An unknown number of junior high students were injured when a motorist drove by a mid-island St. Croix school and strafed it with pellet-gun fire, authorities said.

The 911 Emergency Call Center received a report at 12:23 p.m. from John H. Woodson Junior High School Principal Henry Mark, stating that a vehicle drove by the school and discharged pellet shots from a BB gun striking some students, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

There were reports of injuries, however, none were life-threatening, according to the VIPD. The injured students were treated by the school nurse.

Junior High School Students Injured After Drive-by Pellet Gun Shooting In Kingshill

This incident is currently under active investigation. VIPD detectives are asking anyone with information to please call 911, CIB Tip-Line at 340-778-4850 or Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-8477.