Arrest made in shooting of 8 people near Virginia's James Madison University: Police - ABC News

A 20-year-old antheral was arrested Sunday connected suspicion of shooting 8 people astatine an outdoor gathering adjacent the field of James Madison University successful Harrisonburg, Virginia, constabulary said.

The fishy was identified arsenic Tyreaf Isaiah Fleming of Harrisonburg, according to a connection the Harrisonburg Police Department posted connected Twitter Sunday afternoon, astir 15 hours aft the gunfire erupted astatine a gathering extracurricular an off-campus flat complex.

Fleming is facing charges of attempted murder, aggravated malicious wounding, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and the usage of a firearm during the committee of a felony, according to police. Additional charges are expected arsenic the probe continues.

The gunfire broke retired astatine astir 2:20 a.m. Sunday a vicinity southwest of the James Madison University campus, constabulary said. Police initially said astatine slightest 1 gunman "fired aggregate times into a assemblage astatine an outdoor gathering."

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Police are besides investigating if much suspects were progressive successful the shooting, authorities said.

All of the victims suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds, according to police. Five of the victims were taken to adjacent Sentara RMH Medical Center and 3 others were treated astatine the University of Virginia Medical Center, authorities said.

The victims ranged successful property from 18 to 27. It was not instantly wide if immoderate students from James Madison University were among those injured.

"The incidental occurred astatine 2:20 a.m., erstwhile an chartless idiosyncratic oregon individuals fired aggregate times into a assemblage astatine an outdoor gathering," Harrisonburg constabulary said successful a statement.

No suspects were astatine the country erstwhile officers arrived and began administering assistance to those injured, constabulary said.

While the circumstances of the shooting stay nether investigation, constabulary officials said it appeared to beryllium an isolated incidental and said, "there is not believed to beryllium immoderate menace to the greater assemblage astatine this time."

Police said anyone with accusation astir the shooting tin telephone the agency's extremity enactment astatine (540) 574-5050.