A 29-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday afternoon in the Fort Mylner area, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.
At approximately 1:37 p.m., multiple citizens contacted 911 to report a shooting near the KFC in Fort Mylner. Callers stated a man had been shot inside a red SUV and appeared unresponsive, according to the police report.
When officers and emergency medical technicians arrived on the scene, they observed a Black male seated in the vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds to his body. EMTs attempted to assess for vital signs but determined the man showed no signs of life, the police report stated.
The victim was later identified by next of kin as Everton G. Ralph Jr. His death marks the eighth homicide of 2025 on St. Thomas, and the 16th for the territory, according to the Source Homicide List.*
The investigation is being led by the VIPD’s Major Crimes Unit. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Criminal Investigation Unit’s Major Crimes Division at 340-714-9823 or 340-714-9829. Tips can also be submitted to the VIPD at 340-774-2211 or anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.
*The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2025 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.
