Following a string of armed robberies across Tortola in recent days, a young father was left fighting for his life after he was shot early Saturday morning in a bar …
October 9, 2025
June 26, 2025
Man shot to death in Greenland
An airport fire officer was shot to death at around 11 p.m. Friday in the Greenland area, police said. Eric Alezis Albert, 28, of Greenland, was employed at the Terrance …
May 15, 2025
Nyron Erickson gunned down in West End
A West End man accused in 2023 of helping to run a major drug ring from His Majesty’s Prison was shot dead shortly after 3 p.m. on Saturday, police said. …
May 8, 2025
22-year-old arrested after shooting
A Johns Hole man was arrested and charged following an early morning shooting outside a “popular nightclub” in the Free Bottom area, police said yesterday. Police did not name the …
February 27, 2025
One guilty, one freed in murder of senior
Nearly four years after 67-year-old Catherine Pickering was gunned down while her daughter was robbed at their home in Paraquita Bay, about a dozen spectators sat in High Court on …
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January 16, 2025
‘Fat Cat’ nabbed for shooting near ESHS
Police have apprehended one of two men wanted in connection with the attempted murder of K’zhari Stoutt, who was seriously injured when he was shot shortly before 1 p.m. on …
November 14, 2024
Two men wanted after Road Town shooting
After a man was shot in broad daylight near Elmore Stoutt High School shortly before 1 p.m. on Friday, police warned about a violent gang called “Money Boys” that they …
July 18, 2024
Rohan Williams found guilty of 2019 rape and murder of Lenia Lettsome-Green
On a rainy night on May 26, 2019, Jamila Stevens was driving home from the Leverick Bay Poker Run when she spotted a woman lying in the road in the …
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July 11, 2024
Man still in hospital five days after shooting in Sea Cows Bay
After responding to a report of “loud bangs” just after midnight on July 5 in the Sea Cows Bay area, police found a male with “what appeared to be a …
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July 11, 2024
Female cop shot at U.P’s Cineplex
A Huntums Ghut man was arrested and charged following the shooting of a female police officer at U.P.’s Cineplex shortly after 10 p.m. on Saturday, police said. Denston Johnney, 30, …
July 11, 2024
Long-time inmate charged in 2023 killing
A long-time inmate at His Majesty’s Prison has become the third man charged with murdering Kemo Lettsome, who was shot to death during a family gathering in Long Look on …
May 23, 2024
Two dead after Huntums Ghut shooting
Two Dominican Republic men were fatally shot outside Ramon Bar in Huntums Ghut on Friday morning shortly after midnight, police said. The deceased are 44-year-old Alix Montero Hernandez, who resided …
May 3, 2024
Pair charged for 2023 murder
Two men were charged last week in connection with the killing of Kemo Lettsome on April 30, 2023, in Long Look, police said. Members of the police Major Incident Team …
March 28, 2024
Man hurt in shooting near police station
A man was injured in a shooting at Johns Hole near the Road Town Police Station shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, police said. The victim — who the National …
January 25, 2024
Suspect questioned in Long Bush killing, no charges announced
One person was recently arrested for questioning in connection with the Sept. 3 killing of 25-year-old Azim Yonnas of Butu Mountain, police said Friday. However, no charges have been announced. …
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January 18, 2024
Man injured in East End shooting
A male was reported injured in a shooting incident in East End shortly before 8 p.m. on Friday evening, according to the Police Information Office. “Details are unclear,” the PIO …
January 3, 2024
One injured in New Year’s Eve shooting
Late New Year’s Eve, a man was injured in a shooting in Long Trench and hospitalised, police said. As of 12:35 a.m. on New Year’s Day, he was in stable …
October 13, 2023
Crabbe Lot shooting leads to charges, Baronville ‘promptly apprehended’
A 34-year-old Carrot Bay resident was arrested and charged with multiple offences after police responded to reports of gunfire shortly after 9 p.m. on Oct. 3 in the Crabbe Lot …
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October 12, 2023
Officer in stable condition after shots fired at prison van
A female prison officer is in stable condition after sustaining injuries when shots were fired at a prison van headed to court on the morning of Oct. 9, officials said …
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September 8, 2023
Virgin Islands logs fifth shooting death of 2023
A 26-year-old Butu Mountain man died after a Sunday shooting in the area of The Edge Nightclub in Long Bush, police said. Azim Yonnas — the fifth man killed by …
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September 1, 2023
Gunshot reported in Belle Vue
Shortly after 9 p.m. on Friday, police received a report of a gunshot fired in the Belle Vue area, according to Police Information Officer Akia Thomas. No one was injured, …
August 18, 2023
Man shot in Cappoons Bay
A man was injured in a shooting after 9 p.m. on Aug. 9 in Cappoons Bay, according to a brief WhatsApp message issued the next day by Police Information Officer …
June 8, 2023
Two men wounded in separate shootings
Two men were wounded in separate shootings over the past eight days, police said. The first shooting occurred in the Harrigan Estate area on May 31, police announced the same …
June 1, 2023
‘Scar’ dead following Manchester shooting
Two shootings over the weekend left one man dead and another wounded, police said. Vicardo “Scar” Farrell, a 33-year-old resident of Major Bay, was shot early Saturday morning in the …
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May 6, 2023
Man shot to death in Long Look home
In the year’s third murder, a man was fatally wounded in a shooting at a Long Look residence on Sunday night near The Stickett, police said. Kemo Lettsome, 37, of …