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Several shots fired in high-speed chase between scooter & rental vehicle in Carrot Bay
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- The usually quiet community of Carrot Bay was the scene of gunplay and a high-speed chase between a scooter and a rental vehicle yesterday afternoon, October 26, 2020.
Five shot, one dead as USVI gun violence persists
VI CONSORTIUM
ANNA'S RETREAT, St Thomas, USVI - Five people were shot early morning Saturday, October 24, 2020, in St. Thomas near the Four Winds Plaza Shopping Center, the USVI Police Department has confirmed.
Dog shot dead in Ballast Bay
BALLAST BAY, Tortola, VI- Police are said to be investigating a shooting incident in Ballast Bay, Tortola, on Saturday night, October 17, 2020, that left a dog dead and a home damaged.
UPDATE: One in custody for murder of Burrows; 3 for Daly’s
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On the heels of Virgin Islands News Online’s first and accurate report earlier today, October 13, 2020, that three persons were taken into custody in relation to the murder of Matthew D. Daly aka ‘Shorty’, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has since indicated that one person has also been arrested in connection with the killing of George Burrows.
Who killed Melissa Spence, Kendoy Penn, Julio P. Ceasor & Nyron F. Olliverre?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Detectives at the Major Crime Investigations Team at the RVIPF are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the perpetrators responsible for the murders of 23-year-old Melissa Spence, a native of Trinidad; Kendoy Penn of Old Plantation; 46-year-old Julio Pineda Ceasor of Greenland; and Nyron F. Olliverre, a native of Trinidad.
BVIFA mourns passing of member Matthew D. Daly aka 'Shorty'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Football Association (BVIFA) along with the local football fraternity is mourning the death of Matthew D. Daly aka ‘Shorty’ described as a vociferous fan and avid supporter of the game in the Virgin Islands (VI).
UPDATE: Shooting victim identified as Matthew Daly aka ‘Shorty’
SPRING GHUT, Tortola, VI- With next of kin now notified, Virgin Islands News Online can disclose that the man gunned down in Spring Ghut today, September 10, 2020, is Mr Matthew Daly aka ‘Shorty’.
UPDATE: Softball player George Burrows was allegedly shot while in bedroom
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Well known softball player George Burrows, 54, was reportedly shot to death while he was asleep in his own bedroom, according to reports reaching our newsroom.
White US cop shoots unarmed black man 7 times in back
KENOSHA, Wisconsin, USA- Nearly 3 months after protests erupted on a global scale after a white Minnesota police officer caused the death of black man, George P. Floyd Jr, by kneeling on his neck, a white cop shot an unarmed black father 7 times in the back in front of his children in Wisconsin on Sunday, August 23, 2020, sparking protests in the US County.
Calls for state of emergency in USVI after 7 homicides in a month
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI— Senator Kurt A. Vialet on Tuesday morning, August 18, 2020, called for a state of emergency to be declared against violence in the US Virgin Islands (USVI), following the shooting incident in Sion Farm last night that left a 16-year-old boy, described by many as holding promise, dead.
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