A 33-year-old woman, Shukura St. Louis, was found shot to death Friday morning at a residence in Estate Grove Place.
It was the 12th homicide on St. Croix since the beginning of the year, and the 29th in the territory.
According to the V.I. Police Department, officers received the call alerting them to the incident at about 8:50 a.m. Friday. When police arrived at the scene, the mother of the victim told officers that she heard a gunshot sometime after midnight but she did not pay much attention to it. When she awoke in the morning she went to check on her daughter and found her unresponsive in her bed with a gunshot wound to her body.
The victim was removed from her home by medical personnel and later pronounced dead by a doctor.
Police continue to investigate this matter and urge the public to call them and report anything they know about the shooting. Anyone with information can call detective at 1-340-712-6031 or 1-340-712-6024, or call 911 or the anonymous tip service, Crime Stoppers USVI, at 1-800-222-8477.
