Search and arrest warrants were obtained from the Superior Court on Friday, which resulted in the arrest Sunday by the Criminal Investigation Bureau and Special Operations Bureau of 27-year-old Ajani Poree, reported the Virgin Islands Police Department.
Poree was charged with attempted murder in the first degree, assault in the third degree, unauthorized possession of a firearm during the crime of violence, possession of ammunition, discharging or aiming firearms, and reckless endangerment in the first degree, according to the police report.
These charges are in connection with a shooting March 1. At approximately 6:18 p.m., ShotSpotter reported 13 rounds fired in the vicinity of the Estate Carlton area. The 911 Emergency Call Center reported shots were fired at a male victim, who was traveling to the police station to file a report, the report stated.
Following his arrest, Poree was booked. Unable to post the $100,000 bail, he was transported to the John A. Bell Golden Grove Adult Correctional Facility, where he was remanded pending his advice of rights hearing on Monday at the Superior Court.
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