Detectives with the Virgin Islands Police Department arrested 23-year-old K’Jahni A. Rivera on Monday after he turned himself in to authorities in connection with an attempted murder incident that occurred Sunday at the Concordia Manor apartments on St. Croix, the department reported.
At about 11:02 a.m. Monday, the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of a domestic disturbance at the housing complex. The female caller told dispatchers that Rivera had fired a shot at her and her minor children, according to the police report.
A detective from the Criminal Investigation Bureau responded and interviewed the victim, her children, and nearby residents. Witnesses reported that the victim tried to leave the area in her vehicle, but Rivera became enraged and allegedly fired at them as they entered the car, the police report stated.
Police conducted a search of the area but were unable to locate Rivera. An all-points bulletin was then issued through the 911 Call Center and social media to help locate him, the report stated.
Also on Monday, at approximately 4:20 p.m., Rivera surrendered at the Wilbur H. Francis Command Police Station, where he was arrested for first-degree attempted murder. He was booked and held without bail before being transported to the John Bell Correctional Facility, the report stated.
Rivera’s advice of rights hearing is scheduled for Wednesday in Superior Court, it stated.
