2 OF 4 PERSONS OF INTEREST ARRESTED FOR ARMED ROBBERY AT HAVENSIGHT MALL: VIPD

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two of four persons of interest have been arrested in connection with the armed robbery of Glitters jewelry store late Saturday morning, authorities said.

The persons of interest were taken into custody on 1st Avenue Saturday afternoon, police said.

“A search of the vehicle recovered an [AR-15] assault rifle, a handgun and ammunition,” VIPD Commissioner Ray Martinez said in a video statement. “The individuals that were arrested are persons of interest in this morning’s incident as well as several other violent crime incidents that have occurred over the last month.”

The two people critically injured in the incident at Havensight Mall on Saturday are out of danger and recuperating, and police are searching for four perpetrators, according to a Virgin Islands police official.

With a cruise ship at the West Indian Co. dock and hundreds of locals and tourists mingling in the busy shopping area, fear and panic spread quickly at around 10:55 a.m. Saturday as three men armed with handguns and automatic rifles got out of a dark-colored vehicle and stormed Glitter’s Fine Jewelry, according to Martinez.