3 dead, 2 injured in shooting at University of Virginia - NBC News

A shooting astatine the University of Virginia near 3 radical dormant and astatine slightest 2 others injured, sparking a manhunt for a fishy Monday and warnings for students to “shelter successful place” oregon “RUN HIDE FIGHT.”

Gunfire was initially reported astatine a parking store connected Culbreth Road, adjacent the school's play building, astatine astir 10:30 p.m. Sunday, the University of Virginia Office of Emergency Management said successful a tweet.

"I americium heartbroken to study that the shooting has resulted successful 3 fatalities," Jim Ryan, the university's president, said aboriginal successful an email to students. He said 2 further victims were besides injured successful the shooting and were receiving aesculapian care. He did not merchandise names of the deceased.

"This is simply a connection immoderate person hopes ne'er to person to send, and I americium devastated that this unit has visited the University of Virginia," Ryan said. He said classes would beryllium cancelled for Monday, with lone designated indispensable employees expected to study to work.

Christopher Darnell Jones. @UVAPolice / Twitter

Authorities said they were looking for Christopher Darnell Jones successful transportation with the deadly shooting. Ryan described Jones arsenic "one of our students" successful his message.

"Call 911 if seen, bash not approach," the University of Virginia Police Department warned successful a tweet, sharing a photograph of Jones.

The aforesaid photograph appears connected a profile for Jones successful a 2018 shot roster shared connected the authoritative website for the Virginia Cavaliers. The illustration says Jones did not look successful immoderate games that year.

Early connected successful the incident, some the police department and the university's emergency absorption bureau shared warnings for students to "shelter successful place" oregon "RUN HIDE FIGHT."

The fishy was past seen wearing a burgundy jacket, bluish jeans and reddish shoes, the university's exigency absorption bureau said, adding that helium could beryllium driving a achromatic SUV.

In a aboriginal update shared astatine astir 2:55 a.m. EST, the university's exigency absorption bureau said aggregate agencies, including a Virginia State Police helicopter, were inactive searching for the suspect.

The bureau warned that the fishy was inactive considered "armed and dangerous," arsenic it repeated calls for residents to structure successful spot arsenic the manhunt took place.

Law enforcement were doing a complete hunt connected and astir the field grounds astir 6 a.m. and a structure successful spot bid remained successful place.

"We person each received respective structure successful spot texts, and they are frightening," Robyn S. Hadley, vice president and dean of students astatine the University of Virginia, said successful an email sent retired to students. "I americium connected Grounds similar galore of you; I americium sheltering successful spot and successful nonstop interaction with University enactment and UPD."

"Please, delight instrumentality the structure successful spot commands earnestly arsenic the concern remains active," Hadley wrote.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said aboriginal Monday it was assisting successful the probe into the schoolhouse country shooting.

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin said successful a connection Monday helium and his woman are “praying for the UVA community.” 

“Virginia State Police is afloat coordinating with UVA constabulary section and section authorities. Please structure successful spot portion the authorities enactment to find the suspect,” helium said.

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