First VI Murder of 2009

The first murder of the year in the Virgin Islands occurred this morning, January 5, around 8:30 a.m. when the owner of Cruz Bay nightclub Cap’s Place was gunned down outside his Estate Pastory home. Details remained sketchy as V.I. Police Department officials were still investigating the scene. A VIPD officer was spotted a his gun drawn on a nearby side street around 11 a.m.