A St. Croix man suspected of shooting at a V.I. Police officer in a January incident turned himself in Thursday, the VIPD reported.
At about 1 a.m. Thursday Wayne Burke turned himself in to police and was subsequently arrested and charged with first-degree attempted murder, first-degree assault, first-degree reckless endangerment, second-degree attempted robbery, unauthorized possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition.
These charges stem from an incident on Jan. 7 during which, police say, Burke and an associate attempted to rob the KFC restaurant in the Sunny Isle Shopping Center. When a police officer attempted to apprehend the two men, Burke fired shots after the officer and escaped, according to the police report.
Burke was advised of his rights in Superior Court and has been slated for release on an unsecured bond and a third party custodian.
St. Croix Chief of Police Sidney Elskoe thanked the community and commended detectives for working together to close this case.
“Our detectives worked hard to make this arrest. We would like to thank those who assisted us with information to make this happen,” Elskoe said.
