Territory’s Homicide Rate Rises as 32nd Victim Identified

Detection of shots fired by the Shot Spotter Detection System led to the discovery of Hasani Parris shot to death Wednesday morning in the area of Hospital Ground on St. Thomas, the V.I. Police Department reported.

Officers from the Virgin Islands Police Department responded to Hospital Ground where they found Parris lying in the roadway. Parris seemed to have at least one gunshot wound to his body, according to the police report.

Emergency Medical Technicians on the scene determined that Parris had no vital signs. Parris was 27 years old, the police report stated.

Parris is the 32nd homicide in the territory and the 19th on St. Thomas, according to the Source Homicide List .* St. Croix has reported 13 homicides and St. John, none.

Anyone having information is asked to contact 911, the Major Crimes Unit at 340-774-2211 or Crime Stoppers at 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.