On Friday, police found a woman at the Galleon House on St. Thomas fatally shot, the Virgin Islands Police Department reported.
Officers responded to the guesthouse at about 11:48 a.m. after a report of an unresponsive woman. They found a Hispanic female who had suffered at least one gunshot wound to the upper body, according to the police report.
Emergency medical technicians arrived on the scene and determined at 12:26 p.m. that the woman showed no vital signs, the police report stated.
She was later identified by next of kin as 42-year-old Maireni Heredia Tiburcio, the report stated.
Tiburcio’s death marks the 11th homicide of 2025 on St. Thomas, and the 22nd for the territory, which includes nine on St. Croix and two on St. John, according to the Source Homicide List.*
This is an ongoing investigation, police said.
Police urge anyone with information about the shooting to call the Virgin Islands Police Department at 340-774-2211, the Major Crimes Division at 340-714-9823, 340-714-9828, 340-714-9829, or send a message via WhatsApp at 340-642-8449. Tips may also be shared anonymously through Crime Stoppers 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.
