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Nat’l Security Council approves $20K reward for info on recent murders
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Virgin Islands (VI) National Security Council (NSC) at an emergency meeting yesterday, February 13, 2023, has approved a proposal to offer a reward of $20,000 in obtaining information that will lead to the successful prosecution of offenders for each of these two most recent murders.
UPDATE: Hours later body of shooting victim has not been identified!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It was this morning, Sunday, February 12, 2023, at around 4:00 AM that our newsroom was the first to report about a fatal shooting of a male in the area between the House of Assembly building and UP's Cineplex in Road Town, the capital city.
BVI Christian Council ‘saddened’ by yet another fatal shooting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Christian Council (BVICC) has said it is saddened to learn that yet another young man has succumbed to an untimely death due to gun violence.
‘No one else was injured’ in Parham Town shooting- RVIPF
PARHAM TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed that no one else was injured in the shooting that claimed the life of Mr Yan Edwards on February 6, 2023.
Burnt vehicle found Threadfalls suspected to be shooter’s getaway vehicle
THREADFALLS, Tortola, VI- Information reaching our newsroom is that a vehicle was discovered burning at Threadfalls last night, February 6, 2023, leading to speculation it may be the getaway vehicle in the murder of Yan Edwards.
UPDATE: Yan Edwards is man killed in EE
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Aware that next of kin has been informed, Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) can disclose that the man gunned down at a bar in East End has been identified as Yan Edwards.
RVIPF on 24-hour surveillance following reports of gunfire
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Armed Response Team is said to be revisiting areas where persons reported hearing gunfire as well as suspected persons and areas.
UPDATE: No Injuries, fatalities reported after Long Bush/Lower Estate gunshots
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI - Following reports of gunshots in the Long Bush/Lower Estate area last evening Friday, February 3, 2023, there have been no reports of any injuries or fatalities in the area.
UPDATE: Man shot on Zion Hill identified as Joel Samuel aka 'Joey'
ZION HILL, Tortola, VI- The person who was injured in a shooting on Zion Hill on the western end of Tortola last evening, January 26, 2023, has been identified as Joel Samuel aka 'Joey'.
2 girls & 4 women injured in drive-by shooting near church in London
LONDON, UK- A seven-year-old girl has suffered life-threatening injuries in a suspected drive-by shooting outside a central London church.
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