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Crime Stoppers Crimes of the Week: Two St. Croix Shootings – One Murder

On Monday, June 14, 2021, at approximately 3:32 a.m. the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a male requesting police assistance on Hospital Street in downtown Christiansted, St. Croix. Officers traveled to the area and located the man, who indicated that he was at Altona Lagoon when he was hit by gunshots. Officers subsequently traveled to Altona Lagoon, where they discovered a bullet-riddled body in the vicinity of the Altona Lagoon Recreational Center. The victim was later identified as 38-year-old Nicholas A. Miller. The man who requested help suffered a gunshot wound to his right hip and was transported to Luis Hospital, where he was treated and released.

On July 12, 2021, at approximately 1:53 a.m. VIPD Police Officers on patrol discovered a lifeless body alongside the road leading into Estate Campo Rico, St. Croix. Although there had been no reports of shots being fired in the area, the victim appeared to have sustained a gunshot wound. Family members identified the victim as 31-year-old Lionel Hendricks of Estate Adventure Hill.

IF YOU KNOW WHO IS BRINGING IN WEAPONS TO THE TERRITORY, SHIPPING IN GUN PARTS, ASSEMBLING WEAPONS, SELLING OR STORING WEAPONS, YOU COULD EARN A $10,000 CASH REWARD FOR INFORMATION!
Call 1-800-222-8477, or go online at www.p3Tips.com or www.crimestoppersvi.org

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