A man was shot dead Saturday evening at a gas station on St. Thomas, the V.I. Police Department reported.
The victim was identified as 26-year-old Venquon N. Richardson. He is the territory’s 27th homicide and the 17th on St. Thomas according to the Source Homicide List.* St. Croix has reported 10 homicides and St. John, none.
At approximately 8:35 p.m., 911 received a call reporting multiple gunshots fired in the Bovoni area. Police officers responded to Gas Works in Bovoni and discovered Richardson lying on the ground unresponsive, with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds to his body. Emergency Medical Technicians at the scene confirmed that Richardson had no vital signs, according to the police report.
Anyone with information about this crime can contact 911, the Major Crimes Unit at 340-642-8449, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8476 (TIPS).
*The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2024 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as reported by the VIPD. Cases are broken down by island. While this listing is based on VIPD reports, the Source does not include suicides or vehicular homicides in its listing, which the police and some other media do. This can lead to a discrepancy in the number of incidents reported.
