Suspected UVA Shooter in Custody – Three Fatalities Reported, Two Hospitalized

On Monday morning, officials revealed that 23-year-old Christopher Darnell Jones was taken into custody after a fatal shooting on the University of Virginia’s campus on Sunday evening.

Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo was informed during a Monday morning press conference that Jones had been taken into custody after an overnight manhunt undertaken by numerous law enforcement agencies.

University of Virginia President Jim Ryan revealed that the three victims of the shooting were second-year student Devin Chandler, third-year student Lavel Davis, and fourth-year student D’Sean Perry, all of which were football players. Two other students were transported to UVA Medical Center to be treated for injuries.

Ryan stated that the shooting, which happened at around 10:30 pm on Sunday evening, occurred in the Culbreath Parking Garage area, on a bus full of students returning from a field trip.

Longo said that Jones has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, and three counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Before being informed that Jones had been taken into custody, Ryan announced that the shelter-in-place order had been lifted after an “exhaustive” search of the grounds and buildings. Ryan said that all school events and classes for Monday had been canceled, including a scheduled basketball game.

“The bodies of Devin and D’Saun, as President Ryan indicated, were found inside a charter bus, where they had been for the day and joined a school activity, having a meal together and coming back to our grounds and someone amongst them chose to do an act of violence,” said Longo.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.

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