St. Thomas, USVI - On Saturday, May 6, 2023, at about 2:43 a.m., the Richard Callwood Command Units were dispatched to the area of Commandant Gade relative to shots being fired in the area.

Responding officers traveled to the area and conducted an inspection, upon their arrival, contact was made with an unresponsive black female who appeared to suffer at least one gunshot wound to her body.

Emergency Medical Technicians also arrived at the scene and checked the female for vital signs. At approximately 3:01 a.m., EMT’s concluded that the female did not have any signs of life.

The victim was identified by her father as 37-year-old Taurian Deveaux.

Anyone having any information about this incident please contact the Virgin Islands Police Department at (340) 774-2211, the Criminal Investigation Unit’s Major Crimes Division at (340) 642-8449 or Crime Stoppers V.I. at 1 (800) 222-TIPS (8477).