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 - 043023-133 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
April 30, 2023  
 
Gunshot Victim Found on Norre Gade, No Signs of Life 
 
St. Thomas, USVI - On Saturday, April 29, 2023, while the 2023 Carnival Festivities were 
in full swing, citizens contacted 911 to report multiple shots fired in the area of Norre Gade, 
St. Thomas, USVI, in the vicinity of the Frederick Lutheran Church. 
Responding officers traveled to the area of Norre Gade, and upon their arrival, contact was 
made with a black male who appeared to have suffered at least one gunshot wound and was 
unresponsive. 
Emergency Medical Technicians also arrived at the scene and checked the male for vital 
signs. At approximately 8:52p.m. EMTs concluded that the male did not have any signs of 
life. 
The male was identified by next of kin as 54-year-old Alrick M. Thomas. 
Anyone having any information about this incident please contact the Virgin Islands Police 
Department at 340-774-2211 or the Criminal Investigation Unit’s Major Crimes Division at 
340-642-8449. You can also contact Crime Stoppers V.I. at 1-800-222-8477. 
   
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