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VIPD NEWS RELEASE - 041523-110 
For Immediate Media Distribution 
 
April 15, 2023  
 
Woman Found Deceased in Bedroom from Apparent Self-Inflicted 
Gunshot Wound 
 
St. Croix, USVI - On April 15, 2023, at about 3:00 p.m. an adult female stated that she 
arrived home, went to her bedroom that she locked prior to leaving and found the door 
damaged and open. She then went to her daughter's bedroom to question her about the 
damaged door and noticed her door was locked. She unlocked her door and immediately 
observed her daughter on the floor in a seated position bleeding from the face with a firearm 
on the floor next to her.  
Investigation revealed the firearm was duly licensed and was secured in a locked bedroom. 
Investigation revealed that the deceased broke and entered into her parents locked room and 
obtained the firearm and used same to end her life. The deceased was identified by her next 
of kin as 19-year-old, Carliana A. LaBeet.  
 
 
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