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Teen reportedly shoots self accidentally on St Croix

Emergency Medical Services personnel stationed at the Village were summoned to treat the injury, and the victim was transported to the Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center for further treatment. Photo: VI Consortium
VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- — A 15-year old male was wounded from a gunshot early Tuesday morning, December 31, 2019 near the Crucian Christmas Festival Village in Frederiksted, St Croix, US Virgin Islands, [US] Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) Public Information Officer Toby Derima has announced.

At approximately 3:17 am, VIPD officers responded to the playground area adjacent to the Festival Village after a concerned citizen reported that a person was wounded by a gunshot.

Upon arrival at the Midre Cummings Park, officers found the victim with a gunshot wound to the leg. Emergency Medical Services personnel stationed at the Village were summoned to treat the injury, and the victim was transported to the Juan F. Luis Hospital & Medical Center for further treatment, Mr Derima said.

Detectives are investigating witness statements that this incident may be a result of a self-inflicted injury.

The case is under investigation. The VIPD is asking anyone with information on this matter to call 911, the Crime TipLine at (340) 778-4950, or contact Crime Stoppers USVI with an anonymous tip here.

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