A man was killed and another injured in a shooting reported Monday morning near the Good Hope Townhouses on St. Croix, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
The 911 Emergency Call Center received ShotSpotter alerts around 10 a.m. Monday, followed by multiple calls reporting two male gunshot victims, according to the police report.
Emergency Medical Services personnel confirmed one of the victims dead at the scene. He was later identified by next of kin as 26-year-old Sylvester Christopher Jr., the police report stated.
Christopher’s death marks the fifth homicide reported this year on St. Croix and the eighth in the territory, with three recorded on St. Thomas and none on St. John, according to the Source Homicide List*.
The second victim sustained injuries. His condition was not immediately released, the release stated.
Police said the case remains under active investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-778-2211, or Crime Stoppers VI at 800-222-8477.
*The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of homicides recorded in 2026 in the U.S. Virgin Islands based on reports from the Virgin Islands Police Department. The listing does not include suicides or vehicular homicides, which are sometimes counted in police statistics and by other media outlets, creating occasional discrepancies in totals.
