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UPDATE: Man arrested for allegedly shooting female @ UP's Cineplex

Police have arrested a male in relation to the shooting of a female at UP's Cineplex last night, July 6, 2024. Photo: VINO/File
Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have confirmed a shooting incident at the UPS Cineplex tonight Saturday, July 6, 2024 sometime after 10:00 pm. Photo: Team of Reporters
Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have confirmed a shooting incident at the UPS Cineplex tonight Saturday, July 6, 2024 sometime after 10:00 pm. Photo: Team of Reporters
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Police have arrested a male in relation to the shooting of a female at UP's Cineplex last night, July 6, 2024.

The female sustained injuries and was transported to Dr. Orlando Smith's Hospital, where she is currently receiving treatment.

Police confirmed the incident and, in a press release this morning, July 7, 2024, said the individual who is believed to have done the shooting has been arrested.

"He remains in custody as the investigation continues," the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) stated.

The RVIPF urges the public to come forward with any information pertaining to the incident. Individuals are encouraged to reach out confidentially via the Crime Stoppers line at 800-8477 (TIPS) or, if overseas, at 1-284-800-8477.

Alternatively, you can contact the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 1-284-368-9339.

"Regardless of how seemingly insignificant, every piece of information could be pivotal in advancing the ongoing investigation," the RVIPF stated.

See previous article published July 6, 2024

Female hospitalised after shooting @ UPS Cineplex

Police in the Virgin Islands (VI) have confirmed a shooting incident at the UPS Cineplex tonight Saturday, July 6, 2024, sometime after 10:00 pm. 

Police sources said the shooting left one female injured and that she was transferred to Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital for treatment.

It remains unclear the circumstances surrounding the incident, however, the injured individual is said to be in stable condition at the hospital.

Sources have told our news centre that the shooting victim is a young police officer who was reportedly shot by an individual known to her.

Virgin Islands News Online will bring more details as it becomes available.

44 Responses to “UPDATE: Man arrested for allegedly shooting female @ UP's Cineplex”

  • Sad (06/07/2024, 23:13) Like (37) Dislike (4) Reply
    Sending prays to her and her extended family
    • Amen. She is alive (07/07/2024, 06:25) Like (22) Dislike (65) Reply
      Too much female officers in the Force. Put a hault on that. They love the bad boys and protect them, the Force has no standard no more. LGB, very Tiny, these UK top cop run the Force down. Time for a qualify Local / Caribbean top cop. To bring the standard back..
      • Agree (07/07/2024, 11:29) Like (10) Dislike (34) Reply
        The British cops once the best in the world ae now the laughingstock of the world, they are good at arresting people for using the wrong pro nouns and people who believe in male and females. Get a local COP and bring sanity back to the Polic force.
        • @Amen & @Agree (08/07/2024, 10:00) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
          It is very obvious that you both collectively share 1 brain cell, because I can’t even begin to understand how you two can come up with something so unbelievably stupid like that. Go back to school and start over again.
      • @ AMEN (08/07/2024, 11:25) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        Your silly comment is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard in my life, and I have lived a lot of life.
    • Greg (07/07/2024, 17:44) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
      The criminals have guns and the Police don't. What in the frig is going on here? Was this a personal off-duty argument or was she on duty? I hope she recovers 100%. These young people are too hot-headed.
  • Aye (07/07/2024, 00:06) Like (16) Dislike (5) Reply
    So Cruz now tola
    • lord o. (07/07/2024, 06:07) Like (33) Dislike (26) Reply
      Too much Guns in this place. Hope its not a love afair in rage and or jealousy, I also hope that this Female officer know of this person having this Gun and said nothing.. Everyone talks about the amt of young little too much girls and their undisciplined in our force. ...At times you see two little girls patrolling in Town..Little or Not two female officers should never be patrolling the streets together a male must there. Maybe and why we have this much female in the force.. Must have a Ram recruiting..
      • HMMM (07/07/2024, 06:27) Like (5) Dislike (0) Reply
        Lol dwl ur over view on point
      • Blind Man (07/07/2024, 07:13) Like (23) Dislike (5) Reply
        @OLORD YOU NEED TO LEARN HOW TO WRITE A SENTENCE, READING YOUR BLOG IT'S LIKE TRYING TO PICK BONES FROM A FISH. TO BETTER MAN.
        • l (07/07/2024, 17:59) Like (9) Dislike (3) Reply
          @ Blind Man. Well if this is not the pot calling the kettle black. You are on here talking about trying to pick bones from a fish. Why are you writing in all caps? Your typos are bad too. You started by typing OLORD instead of lord o., Instead of DO BETTER MAN, you wrote TO Better Man. We all make mistakes, including yourself.
  • Mike Larry (07/07/2024, 00:27) Like (11) Dislike (22) Reply
    Rat tat tat. This not good. She didnt hawk tuah did she? Pure riddim.
    • resident (07/07/2024, 07:10) Like (14) Dislike (10) Reply
      if she doesn't hawk tua then she doesn't love youa
      • @ Mike Larry and @ Resident (07/07/2024, 11:09) Like (15) Dislike (2) Reply
        You are displaying your immaturity and ignorance!!

        Why is it that everything that’s trending whether it’s a catch phrase, a saying, a style of clothing especially those demonic skull clothing, the sheep run with it SMH!!

        Not because someone makes a fool of themselves mean you have to as well!!!!
      • My fav (08/07/2024, 09:33) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
        I second that.
  • jack (07/07/2024, 04:41) Like (5) Dislike (2) Reply
    Well sah
  • Real Talk (07/07/2024, 06:55) Like (14) Dislike (10) Reply
    Was a bit## in trinadad and came a bigger one in tola tek dat
    • Cut and paste now (08/07/2024, 08:29) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply

      I find people really bitter these days. I mean like really “tek dat”. Wow . She is a woman a human and has the right to do whatever she want with her body.

    • So (12/07/2024, 11:19) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      This has to be you SV, what is your problem are you any better
  • ... (07/07/2024, 07:14) Like (9) Dislike (2) Reply
    OK CALL ME CRAZY but its high time to legalize some form of protection. No one should get hurt in public without a response from the public. Calculate the amount of illegal guns law abidding citizens are at their mercy. By design. Everytime a woman is hurt big outrage and then we forget until next time when its worse.
  • ... (07/07/2024, 07:15) Like (8) Dislike (1) Reply
    Lets see how fast this one is arrested. Dont say police have no help this time.
  • Anyone (07/07/2024, 07:19) Like (12) Dislike (7) Reply
    SHOOTING AT A POLICE OFFICER , SHIULD NOT BE BROUGHT IN ALIVE / WD HAVE ALREADY HAD BRAZEN DAYLIGHT ROBBERY IN THIS ONCE PEACEFUL AND LOVING COUNTRY / ARE WE GOING TO WAIT UMTILL THE DO A ( DRIVE -BY ) ON THE POLICE STATION . ❓️ A D YHEN THEY WILL BE RELEASED BACK INTO SOCIETY TO WALK IN THE STREETS AMONGST US , AND GETTING THEIR BRAGGING RIGHTS ON THE STREETS LIKE HEROES / AND THE CANARY ON THIS SITE, HIS TRAP WILL BE CLOSED / AS HE CAN ONLY HOLLER OUT PURE RACIALLY MOTIVATED RETHORIC DAILY , TO TRY AND CREATE HATRED INSTEAD OF PEACE & LOVE / IS THIS PRODUCTIVE FOR OUR COUNTRY ❓️ EH MR PREMIER ❓️ WHERE YOU AT BRO ❓️ ???? / TELLING US ABOUT THOSE COLDBLOODED EXECUTION STYLE KILLERS WALKING AMONGST US AND DOING NOTHING TO EXTERMINATE THEM IS ONLY ENCOURAGING THEM , WHO IS HAPPY AND WILLING TO GUN DOWN ANYBODY FOR A FEW DOLLARS AGAIN AND ITS BUSINESS AS USUAL . ( REMEMBER ONE OF THESE DAYS , IT MIGHT BE YOU OR A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIENDS , NONE OF US IS UNTOUCHABLE ) EXAMPLE - THE DUDE IN MIAMI HAD THOUGHT SO TOO / SO DO THOSE WHO HAS BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS . KARMA WILL BALANCE THE SCALES OF JUSTICE ???? FOR ALL , AS YOU ONLY WANNA FLY AND THROW FREE JAMZ , MORE POWER TO YOU ????
  • Infe Station (07/07/2024, 08:16) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    Drain the Swamp
    Invest...Yes!
    Infest... Noo
  • Police Officer STT (07/07/2024, 08:52) Like (4) Dislike (2) Reply
    Praying for asafe and ealthy speedy recovery. ????
  • Herbs Powa (07/07/2024, 09:38) Like (24) Dislike (4) Reply
    We was here burning fire on that fool from St Croix. Not knowing we have one or more over here to.
  • tola (07/07/2024, 09:50) Like (70) Dislike (4) Reply
    Too much cheating going on in this place that's why so much STDs Aids
  • Breaking News!!!! (07/07/2024, 10:17) Like (34) Dislike (0) Reply
    What about the cop arrested days ago, possession of narcotics while in duty, to supply the prison.
  • @ @ ANYONE (07/07/2024, 12:14) Like (1) Dislike (12) Reply
    AM SORRY IF WHAT I WROTE OFFENDED YOU , BUT ITS MORE THAN TIME YOU GET THE MESSAGE , STOP TRYING TO CREATE HATRED WITH YOU RACIAL LYRICS , ( START BY THROWING THAT *WIG* IN THE GABBAGE AND START TALKING THE TRUTH ) IF YOU WERE OUR PREMIER IS THIS THE KIND OF ATMOSPHERE THAT YOU WANT TO POTRAY ❓️ EH - SUBTERFUGE ❓️
  • rattie (07/07/2024, 13:05) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
    Come forward we do not trust the police
  • @ ANYONE (07/07/2024, 13:17) Like (2) Dislike (3) Reply
    I KNOW YOU GOT THE MESSAGE / A GUILTY CONSCIENCE NEEDS NO ACCUSER / AND YOU ARE ARE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HEARD ME HOLLERING , BUT THE MESSAGE TOUCHED YOUR LOST SOUL THAT YOU SOLD TO THE DEVIL / BUT ALL IS NOT LOST ~ REPENT HEATHEN , YOU MAKING YOUR YELLO SITE LOOK BAD / THEN AGAIN YOU WON'T OVERSTAND , YOUR OVERGROWN EGO IS IN CONTROL OF WHAT YOU HAVE BECOME ] PERHAPS SOME SPIRITUAL HEALING WOULD BE OF GREAT HELP TO GET YOU BACT TO REALITY
  • bu (07/07/2024, 16:13) Like (4) Dislike (3) Reply
    People can hardly read what your write with cap lock and we always know its you meanwhile your guessing who is the wig is probably faulty
  • 2024 (07/07/2024, 16:21) Like (10) Dislike (0) Reply
    if the facts are correct, homeboy will be up the jail house and the female continues to make the lunch time great with others

    my little rock gone or going off the chain
  • Sizza (07/07/2024, 16:27) Like (21) Dislike (5) Reply
    These female cops a lil too involved with these criminal men or low quality men. This can cause issues like this cop here getting shot at by her lover
    And don't tell me she didn't know he had a gun. Most of yall street life females know what you are picking up and have no standard's

    This can cause a conflict of interest with their job causing them to protect there criminals one night stands or lover

    Same goes for females workers in government or sensitive areas that can easily hand out information to there criminal boyfriends or associates

    They may look nice well dressed uniform or office attire but after hours they are around some very low class low qualities men.
  • pp (07/07/2024, 18:47) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
    @ Rattie you don't have to trust no one the bible says the arms of flesh will fail you dear not trust your own my love this thing is biblical
  • eyes (07/07/2024, 21:11) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    Where is the name an photo we don’t want see no police station
  • ccc (08/07/2024, 07:36) Like (6) Dislike (1) Reply
    he was getting hard card
  • 2024 (08/07/2024, 08:41) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    such movements will be an excuse for our parents slave traders to return for their territory again

    questionable political practices
    questionable police system
    set of idiotic shootings

    as a people we have to be more careful
    folks holding permits moving from job to job some even have their own companies on the side

    some residing from other native lands are also involved with moving guns in and out of our land




  • Listen (08/07/2024, 11:07) Like (11) Dislike (0) Reply
    I going to say this if you don't care or love the person you with leave them.

    Don't be with them and up and down cheating people feelings are getting hurt and some can take it and walk away but some cant and will turn and try hurt or worst kill them.

    it happens all over the world.... I don't want to hear or the person can this and that we don't know what is happen behind close door to make these woman or man do these thing but stop playing with people feelings.

    what he did was wrong and I hope he gets what coming to him, but on the other hand as well i hope she learn that you don't play with people feelings love is a powerful thing.

    i know people are gonna come after me for saying all of this but it is true stop living under a rock.
  • nana (08/07/2024, 13:38) Like (3) Dislike (0) Reply
    What happening all these police officers dose is ride each others makes babies and destroys homes
  • Madea (08/07/2024, 13:59) Like (1) Dislike (7) Reply
    Police should not be anyone from Tortola as everyone knows each other or went to school with them or know family.
  • huh (08/07/2024, 16:49) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Police should very well be from here. Stop hiring outsiders it has been the practice for ages.

    Legalize weed, decriminalize the local population and allow the officers to move in uniform in all circles. Every bar has a license and police freely go to and from, enjoying a drink themself here and there. a lot of drinks by their belly.

    We continue to criminalize non-violent citizens for their medicine, showing the youth the law is outdated, unjust, unfounded in reality, and nonsensical. It is a wonder a young officer can be hired at all because they know many people are puff puff passing so what is the point of entering service under that condition, a hot bed for corrupt officers as the law is not in accordance with the caribbean society. This isnt the middle east. You'd have to be a money hungry person to turn on friends and family upholding an unjust law, or a officer who looks the other way.

    Our system is broken by design and both UK & the politicians pretend they can not fathom those issues.
    Some see nothing wrong with causing a culture of crime today and crying for some outside savior help down the road to clean up our mess.


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