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Police Investigate Gunfire Report

Police were dispatched at 12:41 a.m. Wednesday to Bethlehem Village and Profit Hills, locally referred to as Harvey, in response to reports of gunfire having been discharged, the V.I. Police Department reported.

According to the VIPD, responding officers searched three areas of the community where gunfire had been reportedly heard. Augmented by forensic technicians, the officers examined the areas and recovered several spent casings and an SUV that had been damaged by bullets.

The matter is under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau.

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