UVA grants posthumous degrees to slain players

The University of Virginia has awarded posthumous degrees to grant Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D'Sean Perry, who were changeable and killed past month.

Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Programs Rachel Most, who served arsenic dean for each 3 players successful the College of Arts & Sciences, made the request.

Chandler majored successful American studies; Davis majored successful African American and African studies; Perry treble majored successful workplace creation and successful African American and African studies.

All 3 Cavaliers shot players were changeable and killed connected a charter autobus aft returning location from a people travel to Washington, D.C., connected Nov. 13. Two others, moving backmost Mike Hollins and Marlee Morgan, were changeable but survived. Hollins is expected to gain his undergraduate grade this month.

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a UVA pupil and erstwhile subordinate of the shot squad who was connected the trip, has been charged with 3 counts of second-degree execution and the usage of a firearm successful the committee of a felony.

Prosecutors person besides charged him with 2 counts of malicious wounding and further gun-related charges related to shooting Hollins and Morgan. He is being held without bail successful a Charlottesville jail. There is simply a lawsuit presumption proceeding scheduled for Thursday.

The full Virginia shot team, on with diversion manager Carla Williams, President Jim Ryan and different representatives from the diversion section and university, attended the funerals for each 3 players successful their respective hometowns.

In a assemblage quality release, Williams said, "It was a large grant to beryllium a portion of presenting these diplomas to the families of Devin, Lavel and D'Sean."