Miguel A. Marrero, Shooting, Virgin Islands 2025

A St. Croix man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for shooting a woman and her daughter in a housing community on the island.

On July 4, 2024, Miguel A. Marrero, 53, got into a physical altercation with his minor son and a female minor at the Candido Guadalupe Terrace housing community on St. Croix. The female minor’s mother observed the altercation and confronted Marrero, leading to a verbal altercation. According to court documents, Marrero then pulled out a gun and shot the woman in the back.

The woman’s daughter then fled, but was shot twice by Marrero while running away, in the leg and ankle. Marrero then fled the scene. As a result of her injuries, the woman was airlifted off island for medical treatment.

Marrero was a convicted felon, having been convicted of a firearm charge in the District Court of the Virgin Islands on June 7, 2000. He was sentenced on July 2, 2025, by Senior District Judge Wilma A. Lewis to 15 years’ imprisonment for discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence (Count One) and 30 months’ imprisonment for possessing a firearm as a felon (Count Two).

The federal charges are to be served consecutively to each other and consecutive to the territorial charges. The territorial charges, which include assault first degree (Count Five) and assault third degree (Count Eight), are to be served concurrently. Marrero was also sentenced to five years of supervised release.

The case was investigated by the Virgin Islands Police Department and Homeland Security Investigations. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Rhonda Williams-Henry.

Mandatory facts: Defendant’s full name: Miguel A. Marrero; Exact criminal charges: Discharge of a firearm during and in relation to a crime of violence, possessing a firearm as a felon, assault first degree, and assault third degree; City and state: St. Croix, Virgin Islands; Exact date: July 4, 2024 (crime date), July 2, 2025 (sentencing); Sentence or outcome: 15 years’ imprisonment, 30 months’ imprisonment, 12.5 months’ imprisonment, 4 years’ imprisonment, and 5 years of supervised release.

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