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Three people were killed and two injured in a shooting Sunday at the University of Virginia’s main campus in Charlottesville. The suspect has been identified as a student and is currently at large.
The University of Virginia Police Department tweeted that it advised the campus to shelter in place around 10:40 p.m. after a shooting was reported on Calbreth Street. Locked down as authorities search for suspects.
The suspect, later identified by police as Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., is considered armed and dangerous. Police said he was wearing a burgundy jacket, blue jeans, red shoes, and may be driving a black SUV.
Officials said Monday morning that multiple police departments were actively searching for Jones, including the use of a Virginia State Police helicopter.
Jones is listed as a 2018 football player on the college’s athletics website, but never played a game as a freshman. It is unknown if he is still a UVA student.
CNN has reached out to Campus Police for more information.
UVA Vice President and Chief Student Affairs Robin S. Hadley told students to “take shelter orders seriously as the situation continues.”
“We’ve all gotten some shelter-in-place texts and they’re horrible,” Hadley said e-mail To the student council of UVA.
“I am as grounded as many of you. I have taken refuge in place and am in direct contact with university leadership and the UPD…if you are inside and are not safe, immediately Please seek safety in,” Hadley said, adding that multiple police jurisdictions were working to find the suspect.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
