St. John shooting leaves 20-year-old dead, second victim wounded

Gunfire erupted in the Bordeaux Mountain area of St. John on Tuesday morning, leaving a 20-year-old St. Thomas resident dead and another man wounded.

Kerwan Warrington was shot at approximately 11:41 a.m., according to the Virgin Islands Police Department. A caller to 911 reported active gunshots and said one injured male was being taken by private vehicle to the Myra Keating Smith Community Health Center in Susannaberg. Within moments, dispatchers learned a second wounded man was also en route to the clinic in a separate vehicle.

Warrington's injuries proved severe. He was transported across Pillsbury Sound to the Roy Lester Schneider Medical Center on St. Thomas, where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival. Next of kin confirmed his identity. As of Tuesday evening, hospital authorities had not released information about the second victim's condition.

Warrington had prior encounters with law enforcement. In April 2026, he was arrested after leading officers on a high-speed pursuit along Veterans Drive on the St. Thomas waterfront. The chase ended when his sedan struck a concrete wall on 5th Street. Police recovered an automatic machine pistol conversion and an assault rifle with.223 ammunition from the vehicle. Three months earlier, in August 2025, the VIPD's Special Operations Bureau arrested him in Red Hook following a search that turned up ski masks,.223 rifle rounds, and a license plate belonging to a stolen St. John Jeep Wrangler.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau's Major Crime Unit is handling the investigation. No suspects have been identified publicly, and police have disclosed no motive. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Major Crime Unit at (340) 774-2211, ext. 5554 or 5556, or call Crime Stoppers USVI anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).