{"id":23216,"date":"2015-05-31T08:04:36","date_gmt":"2015-05-31T08:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viconsortium.com\/?p=23216"},"modified":"2015-05-31T08:06:10","modified_gmt":"2015-05-31T08:06:10","slug":"man-shot-dead-in-cruz-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wp.viconsortium.com\/?p=23216","title":{"rendered":"Man Shot Dead In Cruz Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. JOHN &#8212; A man was found slumped over a patio chair on Friday with multiple gunshot wounds to his body, VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson has announced.<\/p>\n<p>Officers were dispatched\u00a0to the area of Kongens Gade in downtown Cruz Bay to followup on a disturbance report. Upon arrival, police saw the man&#8217;s body slumped over, unresponsive to their verbal inquiries.<\/p>\n<p>The victim, a black male, has been identified by next of kin as\u00a0Kenson Jolly, 25, of Pastory. He was also called &#8216;Jolly&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The case is currently under investigation by the\u00a0detectives with the St. John Criminal Investigations Unit.\u00a0Anyone with\u00a0information on this incident may contact them at 340-693-8880, or Crime Stoppers USVI at 800-222-TIPS (8477).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Feature Image: Cruz Bay, St. John<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Image Credit: Resort Graphics International<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ST. JOHN &#8212; A man was found slumped over a patio chair on Friday with multiple gunshot wounds to his body, VIPD Public Information Officer Kevin Jackson has announced. Officers were dispatched\u00a0to the area of Kongens Gade in downtown Cruz Bay to followup on a disturbance report. 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