Second homicide in BVI: 50-year-old Matthew Daly shot dead in Tortola
The British Virgin Islands has recorded its second murder of 2020, just one week after the first. Victim Matthew Daly, 50, was found shot dead in the Spring Gut area of Tortola.
Second murder in a week shakes the British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands has recorded its second homicide of 2020 within the space of a single week, viconsortium.com reports.
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (R.V.I.P.F.) confirmed Thursday night that the victim, 50-year-old Matthew Daly, a resident of Fat Hog's Bay in Tortola, was found unresponsive in the Spring Gut area of the island during the afternoon. He had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The killing comes just one week after the territory's first murder of the year.
The R.V.I.P.F. has appealed for public assistance. "Persons with any information related to this incident are asked to contact Detective Inspector Vernon Larocque directly on 368-9809 or via the Major Crime Investigation Team on 368-5682. All information will be treated with discretion and confidentiality will be assured," the force said in a statement.
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