Gunmen Abandon Vehicle After Shooting At Police In Barren Spot

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Crime News, Police News, St. Croix News

SUNNY ISLE — Police are investigating after gunmen apparently abandoned their vehicle after shooting at police in Barren Spot on Wednesday night.

The 911 Emergency Call Center got calls at 6:50 p.m. regarding shots fired discharged at a police patrol unit near the Sugar Mills in Barren Spot, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

“Two suspects fled the scene on foot leaving behind their vehicle, which is now in police custody,” VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said. “Officers canvassed the area and were unable to find the suspects.”

The Criminal Investigation Bureau is currently investigating this incident.

Anyone with information on this incident or any others incidents please call the Criminal Investigation Bureau Tip Line at 340-778-4850, Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-8477 or 911.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.