Fountain Valley massacre
| Fountain Valley massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | 17°44′31″N 64°48′52″W / 17.74194°N 64.81444°W Fountain Valley Golf Course, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Date | September 6, 1972 |
Attack type | Mass shooting, robbery |
| Weapons | Firearms |
| Deaths | 8 |
| Injured | 8 |
| Perpetrators | Ishmael LaBeet, Beaumont Gereau, Meral Smith, Warren Ballentine, and Raphael Joseph |
| Motive | Anti-white racism Black nationalism |
The Fountain Valley massacre was a racially motivated mass shooting that occurred on the afternoon of September 6, 1972, at the Fountain Valley Golf Course in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. The incident left eight resort employees and tourists dead. Another eight were either shot at or wounded.