The V.I. Police Department has reported that the unresponsive man discovered at Saturday’s shooting in Bovoni on St. Thomas is the year’s first homicide in the Virgin Islands.
The victim has been identified as twenty-five-year-old Jahkeem Joseph.
Joseph’s death marks the first homicide of the year for the territory, according to The Source Homicide List.*
The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2025 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.
Jan. 4 | 9 p.m.
The V.I. Police Department issued a statement on social media Saturday night saying that the territory’s ShotSpotter system notified the 911 Emergency Call Center of multiple gunshots discharged in the area of Hill Crest Road in Estate Bovoni on St. Thomas. A caller reported there being an unresponsive man lying on the ground.
“All necessary agencies were dispatched,” according to VIPD, “and an update will be given once more information is provided by the [Criminal Investigation Bureau] Detectives.”
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the department’s Major Crimes Unit at 340-774-2211 or Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-8477.
*The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2025 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.
