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Man Killed in Williams Delight Shooting

A 45-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday evening in Estate Williams Delight, the second homicide in the Frederiksted area since Saturday night.

The V.I. Police Department identified the victim as Richard R. Christopher.

At 7:56 p.m. Tuesday the 911 call center received a report of shots being fired in Williams Delight. Officers responded and discovered an unresponsive man, later identified as Christopher, lying face up on the grass in front of a residential property with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds to the body.

Emergency medical technicians and medical attendants were unable to find any vital signs. Christopher was transported to the morgue at the Juan F. Luis Memorial Hospital.

The police asked anyone with information about the incident to call the Criminal Investigation Bureau tip line ad 469-475-3871, the 911 call center, or the anonymous tip service, Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-8477. Calls to Crime Stoppers that result in a resolution of the case can earn the caller an anonymous cash reward.

On Saturday night, a man walked into the El Rincon bar in Frederiksted and opened fire, killing one man. Police have not yet identified the victim, who has no family on island. His next of kin is flying to St. Croix this weekend, according to the VIPD.

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