St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands – On May 31, 2024, at about 12:40 a.m., the 911 Emergency Call Center received a report of gunshots being discharged near the Nirvana Bar & Lounge located in the Pan Am Pavilion in Christiansted Town. Upon the officers’ arrival at the scene, they made contact with a concerned citizen who stated that a light skinned male with dread locks wearing a white shirt, and jeans exited the Nirvana Bar & Lounge, pulled out a handgun and began to fire approximately five shots into the air.
A Detective from the Criminal Investigation Bureau was assigned to further investigate the case. The incident was caught on surveillance camera and revealed that the shooter was Hillman Faucher Jr., and that Angela Minto, who was with Faucher at the time, picked up the spent cartridge casings after he fired the shots. Hillman Faucher was arrested on June 6, 2024. On September 23, 2024, a Superior Court Judge signed an arrest warrant for Angela Minto.
On November 11, 2025, 37-year-oldAngela Minto was detained at the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport by Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) and Custom Border Patrol (CBP) personnel. She was transported to the Wilbur H. Francis Police Station, where she was placed under arrest for Reckless Endangerment First/Accessory after the Fact. She was booked and remanded to the John Bell Correctional Facility pending her Advice of Rights Hearing set for November 12, 2025, at the Superior Court.
