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Multiple shooters at Virginia State University, with 5 people shot
CBC • • general
Key Points:
- A shooting involving multiple suspects at Virginia State University resulted in five people being shot near the campus Quad Annexes, prompting a campus lockdown early Saturday.
- Police found five victims with gunshot wounds outside dormitories; one victim's condition was upgraded from life-threatening to critical, while others sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
- Both campus police and Chesterfield County police are actively investigating, with assistance from the ATF and Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, and have urged the campus community to avoid the area.
- The incident occurred just after residence halls opened a week ago and days before classes begin, impacting the university community during the start of the academic year.
- Virginia State University, a historically Black university with about 5,700 students, is continuing to provide updates as the investigation unfolds.
