ST. THOMAS — A woman was shot to death while talking to two men outside the Jala Jala Nightclub here on Saturday morning, VIPD Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman announced this afternoon.
According to Ms. Freeman, at roughly 4:15 a.m. this morning, the 911 emergency call center notified officers that shots had been fired in the area of the Jala Jala Nightclub located on Kronprindsens Gade.
Upon arrival on the scene, officers discovered an unresponsive female of Hispanic descent who received numerous gunshot injuries about her body. According to the preliminary investigation, the victim was speaking with two male individuals when an unknown grey Jeep drove up to them and began firing shots in their direction, according Ms. Freeman.
The two male individuals ran and the female victim was shot where she was standing. One of the male individuals sustained injuries from the gunfire, and was transported to the Roy Lester Schneider Hospital by ambulance where he was treated for his injuries. The status of his condition remans unknown. The body of the unknown female was transported to the morgue pending identification and notification of next of kin.
Anyone having information about this crime can notify Major Crimes at 340-714-9823 ext. 5617, Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-714-9807 ext. 5556, Crime Stoppers or the Chief’s Office at 340-774-2211
Tags: crime scene st. thomas, jala jala
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