Three Dead In Mass Shooting At UVA, Suspect At Large

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports:

Three people have been killed and two others were wounded in a shooting late Sunday at the University of Virginia, according to the school’s president. Police are searching for a suspect, who remains at large.

The shooting at around 10:30 p.m. Sunday “resulted in three fatalities; two additional victims were injured and are receiving medical care,” President Jim Ryan said in a letter to the university community posted on social media.

The university’s emergency management issued an alert on Monday night notifying the campus community of an “active attacker firearm.” The message warned students to shelter in place following a report of shots fired on Culbreth Road on the campus.

Washington DC’s Fox affiliate reports:



Police at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville are searching for Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a student and former football player who they say is suspected in an on-campus shooting that left three dead and two others injured.

Authorities say Jones Jr. is a former UVA football player and a current student. He was last seen wearing a burgundy jacket/hoodie, blue jeans and red shoes. Police said he could be driving a black SUV with Virginia tag TWX3580.

Officers say Jones is considered to be armed and dangerous. University of Virginia President Jim Ryan canceled classes Monday and said only designated essential employees should report to work.