Police are investigating the death of 32-year-old Preston Francis, whose body was found around 9 p.m. Wednesday at an apartment in Estate Contant on St. Thomas.
Emergency medical technicians at the scene could not find any vital signs on the victim, who appeared to have died of at least one gunshot, according to a V.I. Police Department news release. Police have classified the case as a first-degree murder, pending investigation.
Police are urging anyone with information about the shooting to call 715-5522, 715-5545, 715-5516, or call Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-TIPS.