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VIPD Investigates Homicide of 29-year-old Man in Grove Place

A 29-year-old man was shot and killed Saturday evening in Grove Place, according to the Virgin Islands Police Department.

At approximately 6:15 p.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center received an alert from ShotSpotter regarding multiple gunshots fired in the vicinity of Cozy Corner in Grove Place, according to the police report.

Shortly after, a caller reported that a male may have sustained injuries as a result of the discharging of gunshots. The male succumbed to his injuries and was identified by a family member as Dasha Graham, the police report stated.

His death marks the ninth homicide of 2025 on St. Croix, and the 17th for the territory, according to the Source Homicide List.*

The investigation is ongoing. The Virgin Islands Police Department urges anyone with any information on this crime to contact 911, the Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-778-2211 or Crime Stoppers VI at 1-800-222-8477(TIPS). All tips will be kept confidential.

*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.

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