Rymer condemns ‘senseless’ killing of K’moi Walters
Fifth District Representative Kye Rymer has condemned the fatal shooting of K’moi Walters as a “cruel and senseless act of violence”, calling on anyone with information to assist police as they investigate the territory’s first murder of 2026.
In a statement issued on Virgin Islands Day following the fatal shooting in Huntums Ghut, Rymer expressed sympathy to Walters’ relatives and friends, saying the tragedy had overshadowed what should have been a day of celebration.
“It is with deep sadness that we awoke this Virgin Islands Day to the tragic news of the senseless death of K’moi Walters in Huntums Ghut,” Rymer stated.
He added that the holiday “is meant to be a day to celebrate our history, culture, and the pride we share as Virgin Islanders”, but instead “a family is grieving the unimaginable loss of a son, loved one, friend, and proud father to his son, Kyrie”. Rymer also extended condolences to Walters’ mother, Tasha, his family and others affected by the loss.
Reflecting on Walters’ death, Rymer said the young man had “a full life ahead of him” and described the loss of his future as heartbreaking.
“Like so many of our young people, he had dreams to pursue, aspirations to fulfil, and a future of endless possibilities. It is heartbreaking that those opportunities were stolen in such a cruel and senseless act of violence,” Rymer said.
Rymer also appealed directly to members of the public to support the ongoing homicide investigation.
“As the Representative for the Fifth District, I urge anyone with information, no matter how insignificant it may seem, to come forward and assist the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force in their investigation,” Rymer stated, adding that “Justice for K’moi and his family depends on the willingness of those who know something to speak up.”
Rymer’s appeal follows an earlier statement from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, which confirmed that officers were investigating a fatal shooting in the Huntums Ghut area during the early hours of Monday, July 6. Police said the victim was transported to the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital for treatment but later died from his injuries.
Police have said investigations remain ongoing and have urged anyone with information to contact the RVIPF Intelligence Unit at 368-9512 or provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 800-8477.
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Festival coming up and we going see a set of people with ski mask on dancing and y’all think that is normal.
What ski mask represent in the underworld?
Y’all even got dudes coming dress and bank robbers with balloon gun and money bags…wa kinda message y’all sending?
Then when crimes get committed we bawl out stop stop?
We only shout stop when things happen after a lil time past back to the same program….
We can’t be serious in this place.
Be proactive
Do not condone the following:
Condone crime
Condone party life which is funded by fast life.
Condone bad habits like smoking
Condone drug trafficking
Condone fast life
Condone wearing flashy jewellery like a hamster
Condone songs with lyrics about drugs sex violence gangs and fast life
Make youths and adults feel shame for being violent, partying like an animal, drinking like a drunkard, supporting drug activities, promoting drugs and sex. This place got people chasing popularity and trying to fit in. Right the culture everybody wants to fit in is being criminals,wearing jewelry, dressing like thugs and prostitutes, partying drinking smoking etc if we call out these things and make them feel stupid they will change.
Too much single mothers in the place who got knocked by a criminal and expected that person to be responsible and faithful parent
Too many baby showers with no ring then 5 years later father gone bout them business and mother still partying and raising she kids to behave reckless just like she
Too many dudes trying to fit in and look tough by joining gangs or following a certain life style
Which one are u
There’s and old, but true saying …..
You are who you associate with!
That applies to nearly aspect of life.
So sorry to hear this, but let’s look at our young men body language and deportment with all these big gold chain and hair style meaning that you associate on a particular level in life that could be troubling, your deportment pushes you to romanticize anti-life equation like these gangster rappers and the Vybz Kartel and other unsavory characters suggesting your lifestyle instead of you taking charge and be safe as our parent always preach to us because of love. I would wish this could come to an end but the capitalist flamboyant ostentatious lifestyle always attract people desiring to be validated.
One thing these politicians know is how to act like they care at the peak, then later on the water settles again. Same thing with all the big names that have passed on to now K’moi. This is a tragedy, very uncalled-for. We feel unsafe. Do not wait for the next one to happen. Go into these communities and get the young men work to do. Not only in your rightful district. Some of these young men are indeed trying to make it the correct way, and it is still hard. They are going to look towards “the next big eat.” For their own selfish gain, yes, but if they had the means to avoid that lifestyle, I’m sure they would gladly and openly accept to detour from voilence. It would contribute to a less chaotic community. We all share this little island. Are we ready to face that conversation head on?
We cant keep looking at Poloticians. The District Rep is right, we need to support the police. We can have all the laws on the books and still cannot solve crime if we the people don’t stand up to those determined to hold the rest of us hostage.
They are responsible. Politicians you speak of have a spending budget. Equipment for solving these crimes seems to not be in it that. They are putting the wrong thing first. GOODBYE. Those cameras and sensors should be at every corner of this island. We, the people “talk” only make us the next target. Word gets around fast in talk TOLA and there is no real protection for witnesses.
He done “getaway”..longtime,courtesy of a prison with bulging occupancy .,no room at the inn and out production…the young Black males with ties to the CARICOM sludge of useless and destructive humanity for
which these VI have open borders via land and sea..can’t get enough of the dregs imported along with the hbsequent and never ending fatherless conceptions and births. A factory operation. They serve as enablers in the lucrative game of illicit drugs and guns and murder for the business man demm and the crooked and elected politicians.
Lost count of the # of “escaped” murderers on in and around this miniscule septic tank of civilization gone wild.
THAT THE UPHOLDER IS WORSE THAN THE THIEF , IT WAS TAKEN AS INSULT , WHEN YOU ENCOURAGE & PROTECT CRIMINALS YOU GET THE SIDE EFFECTS / WE WERE INTRODUCED TO COCAINE – GUNS – AND THE CARTELS AND WE CLOSED OUR EYES AND COLLECTED THE BLOOD MONEY AND SOME BUILD CASTLES ON THE HILLS SOME WEAR TONZ OF JEWELRIES AROUND THEIR NECKS AND SOME INVEST IN SHADY (POPULAR) BUSINESSES AND WE STILL WORSHIP THEM / NOW WE ARE GETTING THE SIDE EFFECTS OF WHAT WE BROUGHT ON OWN OURSELVES, WE STILL WANT TO POINT OUR DIRTY FINGERS AT THE WHITE COLONIALIST SLAVE MASTERS & DEM ISLAND PEOPLE AS THE CAUSE . AS IF THAT WILL MAKE US HOLY – YEAH RITE ~ KEEP DREAMING .
That’s what am talking about, when a premiere even help romanticize a certain lifestyle that is dear to his hear so much that he took up $250,000.00usd and paid Vybz Kartel to inspire and validate the youth into the life of thugs, which only shows natalio is an immature young boy, he help create the atmosphere for these young men to glamorize a fast life, this young man blood is on the premier hands as he paid to upkeep that lifestyle of crime with our tax dollar.
Anyway, what I would like to see is the government buy these solar streetlights with camera combination to monitor and deter and solve crimes, place them all over and also the shot spotter that is all over st croix and st Thomas that detect gunshots explosive sound on a map system that police could pursue instantly is needed.
Please premiere Wheatley stop the partying and bringing these unsavory characters to pollute the youth and them future mehson.
wasn’t there COLDBLOODED EXECUTION STYLE MURDERS going on before vybes kartel ? SO HOW U GO TRY TO POINT YOUR SH*TTY FINGER AT HIM AS THE CAUSE ? he was given a job , so here we go again blaming somebody else / what about your hero who introduced us to the “REAL CARTELS” that used to go down on his knees , who lost the rodeo game who walked into the lions den / what about the POPULAR BUSINESS MAN who got the same green light turned on him and even the fake holy biyz from CGB felt the pai . ( @ smells ) ITS always ” with ties to the upper CARICOM ~ yeah thats all we do , blame others and protect and nurture our home grown criminals ( aka ) the ENTITLED ONES/ AND EXPECT TAKE CARE OF ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS , WELL ~HALLELUIAH WE ARE SAVED . CAN WE GET AN * A M E N *
Usvi is where all of the guns comes from to the bvi it look like everyone is scared to talk about thit. It’s the usa where all the drugs money comes from to encourage violence it’s where gold money comes from to encourage robbery open your eyes you old fools stop talking like you don’t understand we saw you all doing it and turning a blind eye from the 1978 to this very day