Charlottesville, Virginia — A University of Virginia pupil is suspected of sidesplitting 3 of the school's shot players successful a shooting Sunday night, the school's president said Monday. The suspect, identified by authorities arsenic pupil Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., was successful custody, authorities announced Monday.
The deceased victims were identified arsenic Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry, UVA President Jim Ryan said during a property conference. Two different students were wounded successful the shooting and were receiving treatment.
Police released the photograph of Jones below, from the university's athletics website, wherever helium was listed arsenic a subordinate of the UVA shot squad successful 2018, erstwhile helium was a freshman.
Students and unit were warned to structure successful spot precocious Sunday nighttime aft a study that shots had been fired connected the campus. The university's exigency absorption issued an alert connected Twitter astatine 10:42 p.m. of an "active attacker firearm." Late Monday morning, the shelter-in-place bid was lifted aft a "thorough search" connected and astir the campus, police said.
"There has been a shooting connected Culbreth Road and the fishy is astatine ample and considered equipped and dangerous," Ryan said successful a tweet.
Ryan aboriginal sent retired the missive with the connection to the assemblage community, saying helium was "heartbroken to study that the shooting has resulted successful 3 fatalities," with 2 others being hospitalized and treated for unspecified wounds.
The UVA Police Department besides posted a announcement online saying aggregate constabulary agencies were searching for a fishy who was considered "armed and dangerous."
Ryan said successful his Monday greeting missive that lone designated indispensable unit should travel to work.
A UVA pupil who was successful her dormitory country adjacent Culbreth Road said she heard six shots fired, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
Virginia's elected leaders reacted to the shooting connected societal media.
"This morning, Suzanne and I are praying for the UVA community," Gov. Glenn Youngkin said connected Twitter, referring to his wife, Suzanne Youngkin.
"Heartbroken to perceive of different Virginia assemblage devastated by weapon violence," Sen. Tim Kaine said successful a tweet. "Praying for the UVA assemblage and intimately monitoring the situation."
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