A man who was found unresponsive Monday evening at Mandahl Bay Beach on St. Thomas died from multiple gunshot wounds, the V.I. Police Department reported.
The victim has been identified as Stalin N. Flores-Gomez, 23, police said. He is the territory’s 25th homicide victim of the year, and the 15th on St. Thomas, according to the Source Homicide List.* St. Croix has recorded 10 such deaths to date, and St. John none.
Police were alerted to the incident at 6:14 p.m. when residents contacted 911 and reported shots fired in the area of Mandahl Bay Beach on the island’s North Side, police reported.
Responding officers found Flores-Gomez on the beach with what appeared to be multiple gunshot wounds, police said. Emergency Medical Technicians were on scene and checked him for vital signs and at 7:01 p.m. they concluded that he did not have any signs of life, according to the report.
The case is under investigation by the Major Crimes Unit.  Anyone with information should contact the VIPD at 340-774-2211, or the Criminal Investigation Unit’s Major Crimes Division at 340-714-9823, 340-714-9828 or 340-714-9829. You can also contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).
*The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2024 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.
