Officers dispatched to Yellow Cedar Avenue in Estate Tutu, Saturday May 16, discovered an unresponsive male who sustained what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds. This followed the Shot Spotter Detection system detecting gunshots around 11:32 p.m. Friday, May 15th in the area of Estate Tutu, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
Emergency Medical Technicians responded to the scene and concluded the male did not have any vital signs. The victim’s next of kin identified him as 54-year-old Luciano A. Warrell Jr., the police report stated. His death marks the fifth homicide of the year on St. Thomas, and the 12th for the territory, according to the Source Homicide List.*
Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact the VIPD at 340-774-2211 or the Major Crimes Unit at 340-642-8449 via WhatsApp. Individuals can also call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS) or dial 911.
*The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2026 in the U.S. Virgin Islands, as reported by the VIPD. Cases are broken down by island. While this listing is based on VIPD reports, the Source does not include suicides or vehicular homicides in its listing, which the police and some other media do. This can lead to a discrepancy in the number of incidents reported.
