THE VIRGIN ISLANDS POLICE DEPARTMENT 
                                     “To Protect and Serve” 
       Office of the Commissioner 
 
 
AAF Justice Complex, 5400 Veterans Drive St. Thomas, 00802 * (340) 774-2211 
Administrative Services Building 45 Mars Hill, Frederiksted St. Croix, 00840 * (340) 778-2211 
 
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VIPD NEWS RELEASE - 100723-320 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
 
43-year-old Gunshot Victim in Frederiksted Town Succumbed to Injuries 
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – On October 6, 2023, at 11:04 p.m. 911 Emergency Call 
Center notified officers on reports of shots fired and later alerted that there is a male gunshot 
victim on Queen and King Cross Street, Fredriksted. Upon officers’ arrival on the scene, they 
found an adult male with multiple gunshot wounds about his body. The victim was 
transported to Juan F. Luis Hospital via ambulance where he was pronounced dead by the 
Emergency Room physician. 
The victim was identified by his next of kin as 43-year-old Elijah Abdula Jackson. 
 
Investigation into this matter revealed that the victim was at a bar when he was approached, 
by the assailant who shot him multiple times. 
 
The investigation continues into this matter. Anyone with information on this homicide can 
call 911, CIB Tip Line at (340)778-4950 or Crime Stopper V.I. at 1(800)222-8477. 
 
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