3 dead, 2 others wounded in University of Virginia shooting as police search for suspect - CNN

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A shooter killed 3 radical and wounded 2 others astatine the University of Virginia’s main field successful Charlottesville connected Sunday, and the fishy – identified arsenic a schoolhouse pupil – remains astatine large, assemblage president Jim Ryan said successful a connection issued Monday.

The field was advised to shelter-in-place astir 10:40 p.m. pursuing a shooting reported connected Culbreth Road, the University of Virginia Police Department tweeted. It has been successful lockdown arsenic authorities hunt for the suspect.

The suspect, aboriginal identified by constabulary arsenic Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr., is believed to beryllium equipped and dangerous. He’s described arsenic wearing a burgundy overgarment with bluish jeans and reddish shoes, and whitethorn beryllium driving a achromatic SUV, according to police.

Authorities said Monday greeting that aggregate constabulary departments are actively searching for Jones, including the usage of a Virginia State Police helicopter.

Jones is listed connected the university’s athletics website arsenic a shot subordinate successful 2018, who arsenic a freshman did not enactment successful immoderate games. It is unclear if helium is inactive a pupil astatine UVA.

CNN has reached retired to field constabulary for much information.

UVA vice president and main pupil affairs serviceman Robyn S. Hadley told students to “take the structure successful spot commands earnestly arsenic the concern remains active.”

“We person each received respective structure successful spot texts, and they are frightening,” Hadley said successful an email to UVA’s pupil body.

“I americium connected grounds similar galore of you; I americium sheltering successful spot and successful nonstop interaction with University enactment and UPD … If you are not wrong and safe, instantly question safety,” Hadley said, adding that aggregate constabulary jurisdictions were moving to find the suspect.

This is simply a processing communicative and volition beryllium updated.