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Suspect Surrenders on Attempted Murder Charges

Accompanied by family members, 26-year-old Jahshawn A. Peters on Tuesday turned himself in to the V.I. Police Department, where he was arrested on a warrant charging him with four counts of first-degree attempted murder.

Peters was wanted as a suspect in a shooting that took place in the Bovoni housing community. According to police, an adult male and a female were injured in the incident.

The case is being investigated by the Homicide Task Force. Police asked anyone with information about the shooting to contact the task force at 340-774-2211 ext. 5617 or 5554. They can also call 911, the commissioner of police’s office at 340-715-5506, the St. Thomas-St. John chief of police’s office at 340-715-5548, or the anonymous tip service, Crime Stoppers VI, at 1-800-222-8477.

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