A man is facing an attempted murder charge after police took him into custody in connection with a shooting that left two people injured Monday morning in Lorraine Village, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Janigh Gonsalves was charged with attempted murder, first-degree reckless endangerment, carrying firearms openly or concealed, possession or sale of ammunition, brandishing or using deadly weapons, and carrying or using dangerous weapons, according to a VIPD police report. No bail was set under the territory’s domestic violence statute.
Police said the St. Croix 911 Emergency Call Center received a report at 8:48 a.m. Monday that a man and a woman had been shot multiple times in Lorraine Village. Both victims were transported by ambulance to Juan F. Luis Hospital, where they remain in stable condition.
The VIPD announced Tuesday that Gonsalves had been taken into custody in connection with the shooting.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-778-2211 or Crime Stoppers VI at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).
