Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward to help solve homicides.
Nov. 8, 2018
Police discovered the body of 67-year-old Joseph Mark Graffis in the Little La Grange area of Frederiksted on St. Croix after a welfare check was conducted as requested by a concerned citizen. Neighbors became concerned after hearing several shots fired two days earlier. Graffis was discovered near his home with what appeared to be bullet wounds to his body, according to police.
Feb. 4, 2020
The Major Crime Unit was dispatched to the area of Pine Peace on St. John in reference to a homicide. Upon arrival, units observed an unresponsive Black male slouched over in the driver’s seat of a dark-colored vehicle. The man appeared to have sustained gunshots about his body. Emergency Medical Technicians, who were on scene, concluded that the man did not have any vital signs. The man was identified by the next of kin as thirty-two-year-old Jahul Ward, according to police.
May 6, 2023
Police were dispatched to the area of Commandant Gade on St. Thomas relative to shots being fired in the area.
Responding officers traveled to the area and upon their arrival, contact was made with an unresponsive Black female who appeared to have suffered at least one gunshot wound to her body. Emergency Medical Technicians also arrived at the scene and checked the woman for vital signs. EMTs concluded that the woman did not have any signs of life. The next of kin identified the woman as thirty-seven-year-old Taurain Deveaux, according to police.
A cash reward of up to $25,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the individual or individuals responsible for these homicides.
Anyone with information regarding these cases can call Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or go online at www.crimestoppersvi.org or www.P3Tips.com to submit an anonymous tip.
