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The V.I.P.D. has identified both the deceased and injured victims involved in a shooting incident that occurred in the wee hours of Sunday morning outside the Arian’s Entertainment Center, which is located in Subbase.<\/p>\n

The deceased was identified by family members as 18-year-old\u00a0Akil Grieg Jr., who suffered multiple gunshot wounds about the body.\u00a0The second gunshot victim was identified as a 26-year-old male who was treated at the\u00a0Schneider Regional Medical Center for multiple gunshot wounds about his body, and was confirmed to be in stable condition.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

According to V.I.P.D. Media Specialist Sakeeda Freeman, the 911 emergency call center received notification at about 2:19 a.m. regarding a fight in progress outside Arian’s. Moments later, more reports of gunshots being discharged came in. V.I.P.D. Commissioner Delroy Richards said people were seen fleeing the area hoping to move away from the violence.<\/p>\n

Mr. Richards said the V.I.P.D. has been on heightened alert since the last shooting incident in St. Thomas, where a man was found dead in a car.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0But there are so many different functions happening at once during the carnival season, that\u00a0clubs have been hiring their own off-duty security personnel \u2014 many of them peace officers with arrest powers \u2014 to supplement the already stretched St. Thomas police department, he added.<\/p>\n

The commissioner assured that the incident would not damper the spirit of carnival nor the resolve of police officers, adding that the altercation may have occurred\u00a0outside the area of security coverage. \u201cThis simply means somebody found a loophole to commit such an offense,\u201d Mr. Richards said.<\/p>\n

The V.I.P.D. has a good lead on the situation, the commissioner went on: \u201cWe know who was ejected from the club so there are several individuals being sought by us. We have good information on the case and we\u2019re working on it,\u201d Mr. Richards said.<\/p>\n

The commissioner said the V.I.P.D. had long planned its heightened enforcement strategy leading up to carnival, this year being the 65th year as well as the Centennial celebration. \u201cBut like I said, they [police officers] can\u2019t be every place at once; the only thing we can do is continue to do our initiatives \u2014 traffic stops and the sort, trying to see if we could identify illegal firearms, and step up our efforts at the airports and ports for illegal firearms,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also recognized the difficulty of stopping every potential criminal activity, and said it\u2019s going to take more than the V.I.P.D. to change the mindset of individuals who show no value for the lives of others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIrregardless of what you do, it\u2019s going to happen one way or the other, because you can\u2019t be every place at once and you can\u2019t control people\u2019s minds; folks just don\u2019t have value for other people\u2019s lives,\u201d he said. \u201cThey react spontaneously to situations using deadly force and I don\u2019t know when we\u2019re going to change that, but I think it\u2019s going to take more than the police department to change individuals who believe that that\u2019s the way to solve conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n

The deceased victim was most likely in his twenties, Mr. Richards said. So too, was the injured individual.<\/p>\n

Lastly, the commissioner called on residents to restrain themselves when potential conflicts arise, noting that St. Thomas currently has an influx of visitors who simply want to enjoy the islands\u2019s culture and the carnival season.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet\u2019s try to refrain from responding to situations that way,\u201d he urged. \u201cPeople go out to have a good time, we have a lot of visitors to the territory and they come in to have a good time. I think we need to try to restrain ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for the V.I.P.D., this morning\u2019s incident will only strengthen the plan already in place, Mr. Richards said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to continue with our efforts and continue with our plans to ensure that folks coming to the territory and folks who reside in the territory enjoy the carnival in St. Thomas. So that\u2019s not going to dampen our efforts \u2014 we\u2019re going to be more vigilant than ever, if anything that has done. But we\u2019ve been on heightened alert before the shooting.\u201d<\/p>\n

The V.I.P.D. is asking anyone who may have information about the fatal incident to call\u00a0340-774-2211, or Homicide Task Force at 340-714-5554\/5617. Tipsters looking to be compensated for their leads should contact Crime Stoppers USVI<\/a><\/span>, where thousands are rewarded annually to individuals who give information leading to the arrest of criminals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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