On Wednesday, a man was found shot to death in the area of Hospital Ground on St. Thomas, the V.I. Police Department reported.
At approximately 9:23 p.m., Central Dispatch received an alert from the Shot Spotter detection system regarding multiple gunshots in the Hospital Ground area. Responding officers arrived to find a 34-year-old male, identified as Kamoui Francis, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the police report.
Emergency Medical Technicians assessed the victim and determined that he did not have any vital signs around 9:02 p.m., the police report stated.
Francis’ death marks the 39th homicide in the territory and the 22nd on St. Thomas, according to the Source Homicide List.* St. Croix has reported 17 homicides and St. John, none.
The case remains under investigation, and authorities urge anyone with information to contact the Virgin Islands Police Department at 340-774-2211, the Criminal Investigation Unit’s Major Crimes Division at 340-714-9823, 340-714-9828, or 340-714-9829, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.
*The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2024 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as reported by the VIPD. Cases are broken down by island. While this listing is based on VIPD reports, the Source does not include suicides or vehicular homicides in its listing, which the police and some other media do. This can lead to a discrepancy in the number of incidents reported.
