A man was found shot to death Thursday morning in the Scott Free area of St. Thomas, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
Police said a concerned citizen called 911 at about 8:17 a.m. to report a male lying on the roadway and bleeding from his upper body. Responding law enforcement officers found an unresponsive male with gunshot wounds to his body, according to the police report.
Emergency Medical Technicians were on scene and determined that the man had no vital signs, the police report stated.
Next of kin identified the victim as 54-year-old Saint Hubert Joseph, the report stated.
The case is under investigation by VIPD.
Joseph’s death marks the first homicide for 2026 on St. Thomas and the fourth for the territory, with three on St. Croix and zero on St. John, according to the Source Homicide List.*
Anyone with information is asked to contact the department at 340-774-2211 or the Major Crimes Unit at 340-642-8449 via WhatsApp. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or by calling 911.
The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2026 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.
