ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands — On Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at approximately 9:21 p.m.,
the ShotSpotter application detected gunshots in the area of Castle Coakley, near the location
known as the “Castle Coakley Turf.”
Responding officers with the Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) arrived at the scene and
observed several spent shell casings and an empty firearm magazine.
A detective with the Criminal Investigation Bureau was assigned to investigate the incident.
The investigation identified Ty’rique Parris as the suspect, and a Magistrate Judge of the
Superior Court of the Virgin Islands subsequently signed an arrest warrant for Parris.
On Thursday, October 15, 2026, Parris was arrested, booked, and processed at the Police
Operations Building. Unable to post bail, he was remanded to the John A. Bell Adult
Correctional Facility.
Parris was scheduled to appear for an Advice of Rights hearing on Friday, October 16, 2026.