Guns are illegal on the remote Pacific island where American prosecutor Rachelle Bergeron was shot dead returning from an evening jog.

Bergeron — a 33-year-old acting attorney general — was believed to have been killed by a single shooter Monday night on the tiny island of Yap, which is known for its strict weapons prohibition statue, the PNC Guam reported.

The island-state bans carrying firearms with an exception for law enforcement officers and armed services members engaged in official duty, according to the code.

Yap residents over the age of 18 are allowed to have BB guns or other air rifles, but they must annually register them with the police department.

Officials said Bergeron was fatally shot in the chest and leg outside her home, where the dog accompanying her was also killed.

The FBI has traveled to the island west of Hawaii to assist with the investigation into the lawyer’s shooting death, PNC reported.

“The State of Yap, with the assistance of the Federated State of Micronesia Department of Justice and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, is coordinating efforts to complete a thorough investigation,” officials said in a statement to PNC.

Bergeron — who was a former New York human rights lawyer — had moved in 2015 to the island, where she lived with her husband, Simon Haemmerling, according to the Pacific Daily News.

The couple was days away from their one-year wedding anniversary when she was gunned down in their yard, according to a GoFundMe.

“We grieve with Simon in his terrible loss and pray that he will have strength through the loss of his best friend and the person that had brought him so much joy and true happiness,” the page said.

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