A St. Croix man is dead following a shooting Tuesday morning in the Mon Bijou area, the V.I. Police Department reported. It is the second homicide in 10 days on the island, which has also been rocked by random gunfire in recent days.
Police responding to several 911 calls and a ShotSpotter notification indicating numerous rounds fired around 8:17 a.m. Tuesday found a man suffering from several gunshot wounds. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital, where he died of his injuries, according to the report.
Next of kind identified the victim as Kaleem Iles, 47. His death marks the seventh homicide of the year on St. Croix, and the 10th in the territory, according to the Source Homicide List.*
This incident is currently under investigation by the Criminal Investigation Bureau and comes just 10 days after a man was gunned down in the Christiansted market area of St. Croix. Police have not confirmed his identity.
On Saturday at 4:05 a.m., ShotSpotter and residents calling 911 reported shots being fired in the area of the Fire Station on Queen Street in Frederiksted on St. Croix. Officers dispatched to the scene found multiple spent cases in the area but no report of any injuries or suspect information, VIPD said.
Anyone with information regarding Tuesday’s homicide or any of the incidents is urged to contact the VIPD Criminal Investigation Bureau at 340-778-2211, Crime Stoppers USVI at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), or 911.
Additional updates will be provided as information becomes available, police said.
*The Source Homicide List is a chronological log of the homicides recorded in 2026 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.
