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53-year-old Anna’s Retreat woman dies from ‘self-inflicted wound,’ cops say

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A 53-year-old St. Thomas woman was found dead of a "self-inflicted" wound Thursday night, the Virgin Islands Police Department said this afternoon. Emergency 911 dispatchers got a…

John McCarthy January 11, 2026

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Two people shot – one fatally – in Rattan on New Year’s Eve eve

CHRISTIANSTED — Police are investigating after two people were shot — one fatally — in Estate Rattan on St. Croix Tuesday night. The second victim was airlifted off-island for medical…

John McCarthy December 31, 2025

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Help cops find Jamen ‘Amo’ Brathwaite wanted for murder

KINGSHILL — Police are asking for your assistance to find a man on St. Croix. Jamen R. "Amo" Brathwaite, 25, of Bethlehem Village, is wanted in connection to a homicide,…

John McCarthy November 29, 2025

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Man arrested after being caught on camera removing firearm from murdered man’s vehicle

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A St. Thomas man has been charged after allegedly being captured on video surveillance removing a firearm from a murdered man's vehicle on Saturday, authorities said. Kemo…

John McCarthy June 15, 2025

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Man shot and killed on King Cross Street in Frederiksted

FREDERIKSTED — Police are investigating after a St. Croix man was shot and killed in Frederiksted town late last night. Isaiah Fawkes. 45, was positively identified by a family member…

John McCarthy April 8, 2025

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Woman’s body found on Fisher Street

CHRISTIANSTED — Virgin Islands police discovered the decomposing body of a woman in St. Croix late Tuesday morning. An emergency dispatcher got a call at 11:23 a.m. from a concerned…

John McCarthy April 2, 2025

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Bodies of 2 men found in burnt truck at school identified by FBI

FREDERIKSTED — Police on St. Croix said the FBI identified the charred bodies of two men found in a pickup truck engulfed in flames last August near the former Good…

John McCarthy March 28, 2025

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Police investigating after man shot dead in Mariendahl

CHARLOTTE AMALIE —Police are investigating after a 28-year-old man was fatally shot in St. Thomas late Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Matthew Gumbs was shot "multiple times" and died in Mariendahl…

John McCarthy March 10, 2025

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Mass shooting at Embers Guest House leaves 1 dead, 6 injured

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — At least one person is dead and six are injured after what police called a mass shooting at Embers Guest House in St. Thomas on Saturday night.…

John McCarthy December 22, 2024

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Hasani Parris killed in Hospital Ground shooting

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Virgin Islands Police are investigating a shooting that left 27-year-old Hasani Parris dead on St. Thomas Wednesday morning. The homicide occurred at about 11:30 a.m., when the…

John McCarthy October 31, 2024