Police have arrested 20-year-old Ajani Prentice for the fatal shooting of Shyiane Degallerie, who was gunned down mid-Thursday afternoon in the Oswald Harris Court housing community.
According to the Virgin Islands Police Department, Prentice was taken into custody Saturday night around 8 p.m. and charged with Unauthorized Possession of a Firearm. Authorities say the shooting stemmed from a confrontation in which Degallerie allegedly pulled a gun on a member of Prentice’s family. Prentice reportedly responded by opening fire.
The incident began just before 3 p.m. Thursday when a male caller to 911 reported a hit-and-run near Oswald Harris Court. Moments later, gunfire rang out in the same area. When officers arrived, they found Degallerie unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to Schneider Regional Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Degallerie, 28, was identified by next of kin.
The case remains under investigation by the VIPD Major Crimes Unit, which is urging anyone with information to come forward. Tips can be submitted by calling the department directly at (340) 774-2211, reaching the Major Crimes Division at (340) 714-9823 or (340) 714-9829, or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
