FREDERIKSTED — Police say 911 emergency dispatchers sent officers to investigate a call of shots fired in the Profit Hills housing community area at 12:01 a.m. today.
Police arrived and reported back that they didn’t see any evidence of shots being fired, the Virgin Islands Police Department said.
At 6:22 a.m. today, 911 received calls of a man down at the entrance of Profit Hills Housing Community (Harvey Project), according to the VIPD.
“Upon officer’s arrival they discovered the body of a unresponsive Hispanic male who was later identified by his next of kin as 39 years old Victor Gonzales,” VIPD spokesman Glen Dratte said. “The man was shot multiple times in various areas of the body.”
The matter is under active investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) and Major Crime Unit.
Anyone with information is asked to please call the CIB at 340-778-2211, the anonymous tip line Crimestoppers USVI at 1-800-222-8477 or 911.
