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ST. CROIX — A St. Croix Senator said that he was \u201coutraged and deeply saddened\u201d over the \u201csenseless killing\u201d of a 55-year-old man who was murdered near Sunny Isle Saturday morning and called on law enforcement and government officials to band together to stem a perceived rising tide of violence in the territory.<\/p>\n

Terrance Moorehead, a resident of Pepper Tree Terrace who worked for the Department of Property and Procurement became the fifth homicide victim on St. Croix, the thirteenth overall for the territory when he was shot to death behind the Super Tanker Gas Station in Estate Diamond.<\/p>\n

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Senator Kenneth “Kenny” Gittens<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cWhen I got over the initial shock of such a senseless act of gun-violence and the disbelief that a dear friend had been fatally shot in what appears to be a botched robbery, my mind began racing, wondering if this is the straw that broke the camel\u2019s back and will be what is needed to get the administration and law enforcement arms of our various departments to act in concert to present a unified presence against the criminal element in the community,\u201d Sen. Kenneth L. Gittens said.<\/p>\n

Gittens, who is vice-chairman of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety, said the government needs to act on a \u201cjoint law enforcement initiative\u201d that he proposed because the crime wave sweeping through the islands is making \u201cevery-day citizens almost hostage in their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe express outrage when our young people lose their lives in these ongoing feuds, but when I hear of a hard-working citizen gunned down on the streets, because someone else desired to deprive another of their valuables, it is clear to me that we have to stop and say: \u2018Enough is enough,\u2019\u201d Gittens said.<\/p>\n

Police were dispatched to the service station about 2:11 a.m. Saturday in response to a 911 call of a man being shot and needing medical assistance. Moorehead was only able to say that he had been shot behind the Super Tanker Gas Station. He was transported by ambulance to the Juan F. Luis Hospital and later died of the injuries he sustained.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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