UVA-Virginia Tech canceled in wake of shooting

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The Virginia-Virginia Tech shot crippled scheduled for Saturday has been canceled successful the aftermath of a shooting earlier this period that near 3 Cavaliers players dead, the ACC announced Monday night.

In a statement, the league said, "The ACC and Virginia Tech proceed to enactment UVA pursuing the devastating tragedy."

The cancelation means the seasons are implicit for some the Cavaliers (3-7, 1-6 ACC) and the Hokies (3-8, 1-6).

Virginia besides canceled its shot crippled past play against Coastal Carolina and held a memorial alternatively astatine John Paul Jones Arena.

Wide receivers Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr. and linebacker D'Sean Perry were changeable and killed and moving backmost Mike Hollins injured erstwhile Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. allegedly opened occurrence connected a charter autobus aft returning from a people travel connected Nov. 13. A 5th student, Marlee Morgan, besides was shot, and she is recovering astatine location with her family. Hollins was released from the infirmary connected Sunday

Jones has been charged with 3 counts of second-degree execution and the usage of a firearm successful the committee of a felony. Prosecutors besides person charged him with 2 counts of malicious wounding and further gun-related charges related to the shooting of Hollins and Morgan.

Jones is being held without bail successful a Charlottesville, Virginia, jail.

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