St. Thomas Man Found Shot To Death In His Car in Lilliendahl This Morning

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police said a St. Thomas man was found shot to death inside his vehicle in Lilliendahl early this morning.

A concerned citizen called the 911 Emergency Call Center at about 7:17 a.m. to report that multiple shots fired in the area of Lilliendahl and Marienhoj along the roadway. 

When police arrived on the scene they found a grey four-door Honda Civic in the roadway with the engine running with multiple bullet holes in the vehicle, the V.I. Police Department said.

Further inspection revealed an unresponsive male sitting behind the steering wheel with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds to the  body, according to the VIPD.

EMTs arrived on the scene and could detect no vital signs on the man.

The victim has not been identified by police pending contact with next of kin. 

Police said the shooting death is under active investigation by the Major Crimes Unit.

Anyone with information about today’s shooting is asked to please contact the Virgin Islands Police Department at (340) 774-2211, Major Crime Unit at (340) 714-9830 or the criminal Investigation Bureau (340) 714-9807.

You can contact Crime Stoppers at 1(800) 222-8477 or 911.


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.