Shadrach Frett

On May 12, 2008 Shadrach Frett was hospitalized in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.

He was later charged with unauthorized possession of a firearm after police determined his wounds were the result of his participation in a gunfight.

On May 20, 2008 five masked gunmen invaded the hospital, tied up a security guard, and shot and killed Frett in his room, where he was still recovering from previous injuries.

Fast Facts

1. Location: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
2. May 20, 2008: Shot and killed by 5 masked gunmen
3. May 12, 2008: Hospitalized for multiple gunwounds
4. Had been placed under arrest on charges of unauthorized possession of a firearm
5. Area of the hospital where Frett was recovering had been closed to visitors while the FBI investigated the original crime scene
6. Gunmen invaded hospital threw a back door and tied up a security guard

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