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19 August 2026
USVI Homicide Count Reaches 32 After 57-Year-Old Man Is Found Shot Dead on St. Thomas
19 August 2026
This content originally appeared on The Virgin Islands Consortium.
Police say a gun detection alert sent officers to Hospital Ground Monday night, but no victim was found. The next morning, 57-year-old Pernell Slaven Jr. was discovered beneath a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds, marking the USVI’s 32nd homicide.
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