Man Killed After Multiple Shots Fired in Hospital Ground on St. Thomas
A man is dead from multiple gunshot wounds in an attack that happened just after 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Hospital Ground on St. Thomas, the V.I. Police Department reported.
The victim has been identified as Ashton Alexander, 42. His death marks the 13th homicide of the year on St. Thomas and the 23rd for the territory, according to the Source Homicide List .* There have been 10 such deaths on St. Croix and none on St. John.
Police reported that the ShotSpotter detection system alerted the 911 call center of multiple shots fired in the area of Prindsens Gade, an area commonly known as Hospital Ground, at 5:37 p.m. Thursday. Several citizens also contacted the 911 call center reporting several shots fired and a man down, they said.
Responding officers found an unresponsive man who appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency Medical Technicians also arrived on the scene and at 5:46 p.m. concluded that he did not have any vital signs.
The case is under investigation by the Major Crimes Unit. Anyone with information should contact the VIPD at 340-774-2211 or the Criminal Investigation Unit's Major Crimes Division at 340-714-9823 or 340-714-9829. You can also contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (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.
