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 - 092623-305 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
September 26, 2023  
 
CIB Investigates Shooting Incident in Whim that Left One Man Injured 
 
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands - On Sunday, September 24, 2023, at about 9:06 p.m., the 911 
Emergency Call Center received notification from Shot Spotter of six shots fired in the 
vicinity of the Whim Shanty on Queen Mary Highway. 
 
Upon the investigator’s arrival in the area, contact was made with a Hispanic man who was 
lying on the ground bleeding from the left hip area.  
 
Emergency Medical Technicians arrived on scene and cared for the victim who was 
transported to Juan F. Luis Hospital by ambulance. 
 
The victim said he was walking eastbound on Queen Mary when the suspect’s vehicle, a red 
Rio, drove up to him at the Whim intersection entrance and discharged three shots, with the 
third one stricking him. He then heard two more shots and ran for cover.  
 
This case is under investigation. Anyone with information on this matter is urged to call 911, 
CIB Tip Line at (340)778-4950 or Crime Stoppers V.I. at 1(800)222-8477. 
 
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