Police investigating daylight shooting in Sunny Isle’s parking lot

Police investigating daylight shooting in Sunny Isle’s parking lot

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after two vehicles were damaged during a reckless broad daylight shooting in the Sunny Isle Shopping Center parking lot this afternoon.

The shooting began shortly before 3:37 p.m. today, when the 911 Emergency Call Center got several calls about “multiple shots fired in Sunny Isles in the vicinity of the Food Court parking area,” the Virgin Islands Police Department said.

“The suspect(s) fled the scene by vehicle,” VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said. “Two vehicles were damaged due to the incident and no reports of injuries.”

This is an active case, and an update will be provided once available, according to Chichester.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to call 911, the CIB tip line at 340-778-4950 or Crime
Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-8477.