Crime & Safety
Woman Gunned Down In Home Depot Parking Lot
A young woman was killed outside the home improvement store. Police have detained a suspect based on descriptions from multiple witnesses.
U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — At 4:11 p.m. today, the Virgin Islands Police Department received reports that a woman had been shot in the parking lot of the Home Depot, according to V.I. Police Commissioner nominee Ray Martinez and as reported by The Daily News. The victim, a young woman in her twenties, died.
There were multiple witnesses to the shooting happened and the VIPD says they received numerous reports about the gunshots and the fallen woman. Witnesses supplied the police with a description of the shooter. With that information, police were able to detain a suspect by 6:16 p.m. this evening.
“This is the perfect example of the community working with the VIPD that provided us with substantive information to make a quick apprehension,” Martinez said.
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Police have not yet released the identity of the victim as they are still working to notify her family.