17-year-old latest victim of gun violence

The Virgin Islands Police Department announced that a 17-year-old was shot and killed early Sunday morning near the Grandview Apartments housing development on St. Thomas.

According to police, a gunshot detection system alerted the 911 emergency center to multiple shots fired in the area around 2:39 a.m. Officers arrived and found one man suffering from gunshot wounds. The emergency medical technician found no signs of life.

The victim was identified as Kareem L. Pinney.

Pinney is the territory’s 33rd murder victim in 2024, records show Source kill list*. So far, St. Thomas recorded 20 murders a year, St. Croix 13, and St. John none.

Including Sunday’s shooting, nine people have died in the last 30 days alone.

• Stalin N. Flores-GomezA 23-year-old man died from multiple gunshot wounds after police found him unconscious on Mandahl Bay Beach in St. Thomas.

• Unidentified man was shot on October 13 and found at Kronprindsens Gade in St. Thomas. On Saturday, police issued an arrest warrant for Demare Andrew Encarnacion, 32, in connection with the murder.

• Venquon N. RichardsonA 26-year-old man was shot on October 19 at the Bovoni gas station in St. Thomas.

• Walton “Selah” Macedonian67, died of gunshot wounds after police responded to reports of shots fired Oct. 20 in the Golden Rock area of ​​St. Croix.

• Franklin Thomas Archibald Jr.The 20-year-old died on October 22 after being shot at the hospital in St. Thomas.

• Quanza Moor35, died after being shot on October 23 in the Lorraine Village area of ​​St. Croix. The suspect was arrested the same day.

• Errol Stephen St. JeanThe 19-year-old was shot and killed on October 25 in the Walter IM Hodge Pavilion housing estate on St. Croix.

• Hasani ParrisThe 27-year-old was shot on October 30 on the premises of the hospital at St. Thomas.

There has been a sharp increase in gun deaths The management of the 6th Police Station publishes the video on Saturday, in which they condemned the violence and called on the public to provide information about the recent killings.

“The only people who can cooperate with us are the community,” said Capt. Sandra Colbourne, Chief of Detectives. “We are asking for any information that may assist in the capture of the suspect or suspects in this case.”

Chief Steven Phillip, who oversees St. Thomas-St. According to John District, officers will be on the streets conducting routine traffic checks.

“We must take away the opportunity for these criminals,” he said. “These types of violent crimes are destroying our economy. . . people walk in fear, and we shouldn’t walk in fear.”

Acting Commissioner Mario Brooks then addressed the criminals themselves, calling them “clowns” and “cowards” and calling for them to own up to their actions.

“The gloves are off,” he said. “The officers have my 100% support to go out there and do what they have to do.”

*The Source Homicide List is a chronological record of homicides recorded in 2024 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as reported by VIPD. Cases are divided by island. While this list is based on VIPD reports, the Source does not include suicides or vehicular homicides, which the police and some other media outlets do. This may lead to discrepancies in the number of incidents reported.