Police Respond to Shooting at Bovoni Housing Community; Resident Arrested, Charged

A resident of a public housing community on St. Thomas was accused of causing injury to a number of minors gathered near her home. Police were called to the scene after the parents of one of the alleged victims came home with blood running down their leg.

Witnesses near the scene at Bovoni Housing Community said they heard a loud noise that sounded like a gunshot and saw a group of children running just after hearing the noise.

Those witnesses also told police they saw a neighbor in the area holding what looked like a pellet gun. Court documents filed in Superior Court said officers on the scene located a suspect based on a description given by one of the minors at the scene.

The accused assailant — identified as Tischelle Turnbull — was found sitting in an area outside of her apartment, the police report said. She was arrested shortly thereafter.