This Is The Kind Of Firepower On The Streets Of The Virgin Islands

ST. THOMAS — The Virgin Islands Police Department says it’s working to get guns off the streets. Have a look of at least one of the weapons officers recovered in St. Thomas between Friday and Saturday (click for expanded view).

AK-47, recovered by police in St. Thomas

On Friday — responding to shots fired in the vicinity of Nadir at about 10:02 a.m. — police recovered a sawed-off shotgun, a glock handgun with several extended magazines, ammunition and drugs.

The following day officers responded to shots fired in the Oswald Harris Court area and observed an individual attempting to exit the location, who dropped a folding chair bag and left.

The officers inspected the bag and recovered an AK-47 with 2 magazines. Police, however, were unable to locate the suspect after they recovered the weapon and ammunition, according to the release.