Virginia shooting suspect to remain in custody

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- A University of Virginia pupil accused of sidesplitting 3 members of the school's shot squad and wounding 2 different students successful an on-campus shooting volition beryllium held without bond, a justice ordered Wednesday.

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. did not participate a plea to the galore charges helium faces during his archetypal tribunal appearance. Appearing by video nexus from jail, Jones told the justice helium plans to prosecute an attorney, but the justice appointed a nationalist defender to correspond him for the clip being.

The justice besides acceptable a presumption proceeding successful the lawsuit for Dec. 8.

University officials and constabulary person said Jones, 22, joined a radical of astir 2 twelve others connected a tract travel Sunday from the Charlottesville field to spot a play successful the nation's capital, astir 120 miles (195 kilometers) away. When their autobus arrived backmost connected campus, authorities person said Jones opened fire, sidesplitting Lavel Davis Jr., D'Sean Perry and Devin Chandler, and wounding 2 others, 1 of them besides a shot player.

Jones -- who constabulary person said was capable to fly the shooting scene, mounting disconnected a manhunt and 12-hour field lockdown -- faces 3 counts of second-degree murder, 2 counts of malicious wounding and further gun-related charges.

The unit astatine the state's flagship nationalist assemblage has acceptable disconnected days of mourning among students and faculty, the broader Charlottesville assemblage and different supporters. Classes resumed Wednesday, though the schoolhouse announced it was canceling its last location shot crippled of the season, a Saturday crippled against Coastal Carolina.

No determination has been made yet astir whether UVA volition enactment successful its last crippled of the play connected Nov. 26 against Virginia Tech successful Blacksburg, the assemblage said successful a quality release.

Jones has been successful custody since helium was arrested successful suburban Richmond precocious Monday morning. Albemarle County Commonwealth's Attorney James Hingeley is handling the lawsuit against him.

University President Jim Ryan said Monday that authorities did not person a "full understanding" of the motive down the shooting. Court documents filed truthful acold successful the substance person offered nary further insight.

Jones was a subordinate of the shot squad during the 2018 season, a one-semester walk-on, according to athletics manager Carla Williams.

In interviews, his begetter has expressed disorder and astonishment and apologized to the victims' families.

Of the 2 students who were hospitalized, 1 was discharged from the aesculapian halfway Tuesday, according to Eric Swensen, a wellness strategy spokesperson.

Family members of Mike Hollins, a moving backmost connected the team, person said helium underwent a 2nd country Tuesday.