AI Generated Image
Police seek additional people who fired guns in Virginia university shooting
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- A shooting at Virginia State University early Saturday left five people wounded, with authorities seeking additional individuals who fired weapons during the incident.
- A 19-year-old suspect, Camron Harris of Henrico, Virginia, was arrested more than 14 hours after the shooting and faces multiple charges including malicious wounding and firearm-related felonies.
- Investigators are working to determine the circumstances of the shooting, including whether others fired in self-defense or as aggressors, but have not identified specific additional suspects.
- The shooting occurred near campus dormitories during a period when students were preparing for the new school year, shortly after completing an orientation event called the "New Trojans Experience."
- Among the five victims, aged 17 to 23, only one was a university student; the suspect Harris is not enrolled at Virginia State University, a historically Black public university located in Ettrick, Virginia.
