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USVI man arrested for possession of over 200 rounds of ammunition
The arrest comes as police investigate several shootings in the territory. One of the shootings took the life of a young man at Purcell Estate on January 15, 2025.
During an emergency press conference, Vanterpool said, “I can confirm that just before 2 a.m. this morning, Quentin Noel, a 20-year-old member of our community, was fatally shot near his home at Purcell Estate."
She revealed that preliminary investigations indicate Noel was riding a scooter when he was ambushed and attacked. “He was shot multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene by a medical doctor,” she said.
The Commissioner has since extended her condolences to the bereaved family. She also used the opportunity to outline that the shooting was not necessarily being treated as an isolated incident.
String of overnight incidents
Vanterpool documented the unusual night of criminal acts reported across the Territory disclosing that Noel’s killing was one of several violent incidents that rocked the Virgin Islands overnight.
“At about 11.30 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired close to a popular restaurant in Cane Garden Bay. The scene was processed, and several spent ammunition casings were collected by investigators,” she reported.
Meanwhile at approximately 2 a.m., police were called to another report of gunfire in Lower Estate. “Several bits of evidence were collected at that scene and are currently being used to advance the investigations,” the Commissioner confirmed.
The violent spree the acting CoP said, continued into the early hours of the morning when at about 3 a.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired at Brewers Bay.
“About 30 explosions suspected to be gunshots were heard by residents in the area,” she said, adding that shortly after, at 3.30 a.m., shots were again reported in Cane Garden Bay, where three spent ammunition casings were recovered.
USVI man arrested
Meanwhile Commissioner Vanterpool disclosed that the overnight mayhem is being treated with the utmost of urgency, and that law enforcement arrested a man in possession of 200 rounds of live ammunition during a routine vehicle stop.
“During one of the searches, officers discovered 200 rounds of ammunition in the possession of a male motorist; He was arrested, and several lines of inquiry are being conducted around the ammunition,” Commissioner Vanterpool stated.
While she withheld certain details due to ongoing investigation, she confirmed the individual’s origins, telling members of the media, “I can divulge that he is from the United States Virgin Islands.”
Acknowledging the gravity of the incidents, she reassured the public of the force’s commitment to maintaining safety.
Vanterpool has since.pledged that “the public will be provided with more details of all these matters in the coming days.”.
The RVIPF is urging anyone with information regarding any of the incidents to come forward as investigations continue.
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20 Responses to “USVI man arrested for possession of over 200 rounds of ammunition”
REST ■ BUT THIS IS HOW WE ROLL IN THE WILD WILD WEST ( % ) ITS CALLED STREET JUSTICE , WHEN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM FAIL US , ITS GOING TO BOIL DOWN TO THIS , MANY MORE WILL SUFFER , AND MANY MORE WILL - THAT WILL BE THE CRY , AND WE ALL KNOW WHY LORD , ANOTHER YOUTH HEADING FOR THE BONE YARD - RIP
What is really troubling here is that there are so many guns on the streets of Tortola apparently. When you have one arrestee carrying around over 200 rounds of ammunition, and 5 incidents of shooting happening in a short time of hours, that's a serious problem.
How did we get here? How are all these weapons getting into the territory? It appears they are just getting thru the boarder with little resistance.
Nothing good happens after midnight. Being on the streets around 2 am on a motorbike leads to many questions. At any rate, this country has a serious problem on its hands with all these shootings and I am not convinced law enforcement can get a handle on it.
The horse has already left the barn. Trying to place it back in the barn is going to be a tall task.
Based on the Police conference tonight, accordingly law enforcement, the clearance rate for overall crime was 49%, and had no stats for murders. That number is not good. Got to do better than that.
Comparing that stat to various municipalities in the U.K. to smooth over those numbers is not going to cut it. The RVIPF indicated they are working hard to improve things, but they have got to do their darnest to get these guns off the streets and put the bad guys where they belong in jail.
One last thing, nothing good happens after midnight particularly 2 am in the morning. These are very young people in the prime of their lives who appear to be taking each other out perhaps over drugs. No matter, they are someone child and relative who may have gone down the wrong road, but they are still human. As such, I extend my condolences to the deceased surviving family.
Dem ain’t ready.
I blame the system for all these bull*** that is happening. Tell me why t.f they're letting these hooligans out on bail or worst letting them go scotch free, because their lawyers either plea on their behalf or apply for a no case submission? Some of these imported judges , prosecutors and magistrates don't give a rats @$$ about the BVI.