CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Kitts native was shot dead Monday night in Estate Lovenlund near Magens Bay, authorities said.
Ajaye Thompson, 27, of Basseterre, was positively identified by next of kin as the homicide victim, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
An off-duty police officer reported shots being discharged from a blue sedan in Lovenlund about 8:32 p.m., according to the VIPD.
Shortly thereafter, a caller to 911 “reported a man down,” police said. It is the fourth murder in St. Thomas since the new year began.
“Responding officers arrived in the area and discovered one victim who appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds,” VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said. “EMT’s arrived on the scene and concluded that the male did not have any vital signs.”
Thompson was arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents at the Cyril E. King Airport on November 17, 2021 for providing false identification to federal officers, according to police records.
Anyone having any information about this crime is urged to contact the Virgin Islands Police
Department at 340-774-2211, Major Crimes Unit 340-714-5554/5555, Crime Stoppers V.I.
at 1-800-222-8477 or 911.
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