Three people were fatally shot and two others were injured on the campus of the University of Virginia late Sunday, U-Va. officials said, in an outburst of violence that set off an intense manhunt in and around Charlottesville for a suspect police described as armed and dangerous.
Gunfire was reported at the garage on Culbreth Road about 10:30 p.m., the University of Virginia Office of Emergency Management said.All classes at University of Virginia are canceled today after the deadly shooting.
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Christopher Darnell Jones |
The university identified a student, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., as the suspect. And the suspect bio as it states the Universally website suggests that he Played linebacker and running back at Petersburg High School for head coach Michael Scott and earned honorable mention all-conference honors as a senior .He was also named Student of the Year as a freshman and sophomore at Varina .