FREDERIKSTED — Police have named the two people who died after a shooting that took place while men were playing dominoes in Frangipani on Wednesday night, authorities said.
The 911 Emergency Call Center was alerted to the discharging of shots in Frangipani by the ShotSpotter system at 6:59 p.m., the Virgin Islands Police Department said. Shortly thereafter received a call regarding a gunshot victim.
The Criminal Investigation Bureau Major Crimes Unit’s preliminary investigation revealed that there were four males playing dominoes on the porch of a Frangipani residence, when two males entered the property and fired shots at the four males with assault rifles, VIPD spokeswoman Kishma Chichester said.