Police process scene of club shooting for hours
More than nine hours after the fatal shooting at a nightclub in Free Bottom early Saturday morning, officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) were still present at the crime scene.
When BVI News arrived at the location around 10:30 this morning, there were two marked police vehicles from the RVIPF’s Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) Unit at the entrance of the nightclub.
Just a few minutes after our arrival, three CSI officers, two in white jumpsuits and one in plain clothes emerged from the club with a small briefcase.
The area had been cordoned with yellow caution tape.
A man who later identified himself as the owner of the club exited the building as well. The owner told our news team to refrain from taking pictures of his establishment as it was killing business.
Two women who appeared to be workers at the club were at the entrance power-washing some mats. There were also cleaning and disinfectant products in close vicinity.
The two CSI officers in the jumpers left at approximately 10:37 am and the officer in plain clothes removed the tapes from the crime scene and left shortly after.
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) confirmed today that around 1 am this morning, a man was shot and killed at the establishment.
The police did not confirm the identity of the victim or the motive behind the shooting. Police have also not said whether there they have any leads on the suspected shooter.
The RVIPF said investigations in the matter are still ongoing.
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SENSELESS!
The owner more concerned about bad publicity “killing business” than his patrons killing his patrons.
Cause all he care about is the money….he didn’t even offer condolences to the family of the deceased. Guess he’s pi**ed the will have to close on a Saturday night
Street say fight started from humthum ghut between the rasta boy that’s always in trouble with the law and ended with the killing at the club, this Rasta his friends are nuisances to the territory.
That club needs to get shut down
Club owner worried about photos killing his business. No that his club is the scene of a murder. From the time they said “popular nightclub in Freebottom”, everyone knew which club it was. Geez. Condolences to the family and friends of the victim. May he Rise in Power.
I thought strip clubs are illegal in the BVI. Someone please correct me if that’s not the case. Why are they up and running? Why was a gun allowed inside the club? Where was security? I was suing that establishment until there’s nothing left!!!!!
Gambling is illegal and everyone does it taking other people husband and wife is illegal lies and theif is also illegal but its done daily so what is the difference. These politicians boldly lie to us daily which illegal but we still listen to them.
The BVI is tooo slack!!!!
He needs to be fine 500000 and closed down for a while
You full a hog wash the club owner did nothing wrong why the h**l you all don’t caution your rude and out of order children, you know exactly how your kids are hurry hurry going no where . So I don’t know what fraught you talking blaming the club owner he did not ask to bring a gun in his place of buisness. Set of sico hasty young rude no manners children bout the place.
How did a gun make it inside his business?
Police needs to brief and help the management and security of these clubs until they can get it right. If they fail the test close them down.
I THOUGHT THE SAY THEM RACIST WHITE BOYS WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE HOLY LAND LOOK BAD /\\_ WHERE IS WIGO /CSC AND ZE BOZZ ? NOW IS THE TIME BTO HOLLER
Truth be told since the establishment of that place crime with gun and increase greatly.
And 90% of the time a shooting is often after or during one of those club nights event.
And finally if the owner actually said such a thing to the media, I the parent who be charging the establishment and hard too.
Sut it down that’s where all the drugs and gun in bvi always be woman stripping and being treated like a slave the owner only care about money pimping out young girl to these men it will never end the police need to do some serious investing
THE PARENTS TELL THEM , THEY FROM HERE SO THEY ARE DARM WELL ENTITLED / SO ANYTHING. GOES
He more worried about the media killing his business when it’s actually his loose security letting guns in all the time is what killing his business and he patrons, smfh. Always worried about his and other’s he *** money.
Its about time that place lost their club license . How many shootings and incidents occured at that place and they still allowed to operate? Surely the owner has a duty of care to his patrons ? How did a firearm get into the premises ? Time to shut it down
I guess with his * being a high ranking police officer they turning a blind eye.
That relative cl**t went out the door with retirement. All the stupidness … tasteless, downright rude and disgusting. Legal or illegal, I don’t care for that business.
those parents needs to educate them children or dont have none! locked up your legs!! nothing to do with the business how can parents allowed children to keep gones in their homes? police needs to investigate every locals home with these boys up and down with scooters and maybe guns inside police!! do better men!! this is a serious series in bvi crimes living in this place the tourists and people who lives here even serioyus locals people are scared to be on the streetr!!! danm!
Wasn’t it the security guard who allow the weapon to get pass him?