Four men were arrested after police reported shots were fired early Christmas morning outside the Encore Lounge in the Sub Base area of St. Thomas, the V.I. Police Department reported.
Officers responded to a report of shots fired about 4.54 a.m. Thursday and located a vehicle matching a description provided by 911 dispatch, according to a Virgin Islands Police Department police report. Police conducted a traffic stop and detained four male occupants.
During the detention, one suspect ran from the vehicle and was seen discarding a firearm, police said. He was later apprehended without further incident, the police report stated.
Police said they recovered multiple firearms, ammunition, and spent shell casings. The men were identified as Kai Hendricks, Timori Bell, Shaqcoy Cheltenham, and Deshan Monsanto.
All four were arrested and charged with firearms-related offenses, including constructive possession of a firearm, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, reckless endangerment, and illegal discharge of a firearm. Hendricks was also charged with evading arrest, the report stated.
Bell, Cheltenham, and Monsanto were unable to post bail and were remanded to the custody of the Bureau of Corrections pending advice of rights hearings, police said. Hendricks was also remanded after receiving medical treatment, the report stated.
The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact 911 or the Office of the Police Chief.
