FROM SHOTSPOTTER TO RICHMOND BEACH: How VIPD and Federal Intelligence Tracked Down Ambush Suspect Ra’Kheel VelazquezFROM SHOTSPOTTER TO RICHMOND BEACH: How VIPD and Federal Intelligence Tracked Down Ambush Suspect Ra’Kheel VelazquezBy: JOHN McCARTHY / V.I. By 7:40 a.m., an observant detective from the VIPD Intelligence Unit spotted the unplated black Hyundai parked at Plot #10CB in Estate Work and Rest. Armed with a rifle, Velazquez scrambled to his feet and ran into the Richmond community as police cordoned off the area. The Work & Rest ArsenalAs Velazquez was booked, VIPD Detective Naemah Daniel and investigators traveled back to the Work and Rest apartment leased by Velazquez’s girlfriend. Police records confirm Velazquez, a convicted felon, holds no valid license to possess firearms or ammunition in the U.S. Virgin Islands.