Police are investigating after a decomposed body was found Sunday morning in the bushes behind the Eulalie Rivera PreK-8 School.
According to a V.I. Police Department release sent close to noon Monday, a concerned citizen contacted the 911 Emergency Call Center around 8:57 a.m. Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Bureau responded and confirmed the remains south of the school grounds. Because of the advanced stage of decomposition, investigators said the person’s identity and cause of death are not yet known. An autopsy and DNA testing are pending.
Rivera, along with all St. Croix public schools, was closed to students Monday morning as Police investigated a bomb threat that circulated by text Sunday night before being posted publicly online by concerned citizens.
The discovery comes weeks after a body was found in a remote area of Fortuna on St. Thomas, a case that also remains under investigation. Police have urged anyone with information that may assist detectives to call 911, the CIB at 340-778-2211, or Crime Stoppers VI at 1-800-222-8477.
This story will be updated as more details are released.
