Police probe fatal shooting in Hospital Ground

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Police are investigating after a shooting left one man dead in St. Thomas on Thursday afternoon.

Ashton Alexander, 42, has been positively identified by a family member as the homicide victim, the Virgin Islands Police Department said. The case began at 5:37 p.m. Thursday, when the Shot-Spotter detection system alerted 911 dispatchers that multiple shots had been fired near Prindsens Gade, an area commonly known as Hospital Ground, according to the VIPD. Several concerned citizens also contacted the 911 emergency call center to report “several shots fired and a male down,” VIPD Communications Director Glen Dratte said. “Responding officers made contact with an unresponsive black male who appeared to have suffered multiple gunshot wounds about his body,” Director Dratte said. Emergency Medical Technicians also arrived on the scene and checked Alexander for signs of life. EMT’s concluded at 5:46 p.m. that Alexander did not have any vital signs and pronounced him dead on the scene, according to Director Dratte.