A 35-year-old man was shot dead on St Croix early on October 24.

The US Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) said it was alerted to a shooting by a gunshot detection system near The Hide Out Bar in Christiansted at 3:40 am.

When officers arrived, they found Hillman Faucher lying on the ground in front of the bar.

Faucher was taken by ambulance to Juan F. Luis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

His death brings the US Virgin Islands’ 2026 murder toll to 43.