CHRISTIANSTED — The Virgin Islands Police Department is investigating the apparent death of a young man by suicide in Anna’s Hope on Wednesday afternoon.
The 911 Emergency Call Center reported a suicide at a residence within Estate Anna’s Hope at 5:09 p.m., according to the VIPD.
EMS, Fire, and VIPD were dispatched to the scene and the first officer to arrive met with the mother of the deceased, who had called 911, police said.
The woman stated that at approximately 5:00 p.m., when she arrived home, she observed her son 24-year-old Akil M. Emanuel at a distance, hanging from a tree located at the rear of their property, according to police.
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“She further explained that with the assistance of another family member, they sliced the cord that was observed around the deceased’s neck and assisted him to the ground,” VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said. “She then called the 911 Emergency Call Center for assistance while she proceeded to preform CPR until help arrived.”
Emergency Medical Technicians were on the scene and pronounced Emanuel dead at approximately 5:25 p.m., according to Dratte.
Meanwhile, relatives and friends of Emanuel expressed condolences and grief on social media after learning of his passing.
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