Police on St. John are investigating the stabbing of a 27-year-old man at a Cruz Bay convenience store shortly before 8 p.m. Monday.
According to a Police Department press release issued Wednesday, officers arrived on the scene after someone called to report a fight in progress at the store. They found the man lying on his back with stab wounds in his back and right arm. The victim told police he was attacked by an unknown suspect as he entered the store.
He was taken to Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center on St. John before being transferred to the Roy Schneider Medical Center on St. Thomas.
Detectives are actively investigating this case. Anyone with any information regarding this case is urged to contact detectives at 693-8800 extension 5215 or 5213 or Crime Stoppers USVI at 800-222-8477.
