UVA Shooting: Classes canceled Tuesday; suspect due in court
Remembering the victims killed on UVA campus
The University of Virginia community is still grieving the loss of three football players who were shot and killed by a former player Sunday night. We now know a fourth UVA football player was also shot in the mass shooting on the Charlottesville campus. FOX 5’s Stephanie Ramirez has all the updates from the UVA Arlington campus.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Classes at the University of Virginia were canceled Tuesday as mourners left flowers and candles outside Scott Stadium to remember the three football players who were gunned down Sunday night in a brutal attack that sent shockwaves across the campus.
UVA head coach, athletic director discuss tragic on-campus shooting
University of Virginia Athletic Director Carla Williams and head football coach Tony Elliott share memories of the three football players who were shot and killed by a former player Sunday night. Elliott called the last 24 hours a "nightmare" for him and the rest of the team.
Police have charged 22-year-old student Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. with three counts of second-degree murder. He is expected in court Tuesday.
Jones Jr. is accused of opening fire on fellow students onboard a charter bus as they returned from seeing a play in Washington, D.C. Sunday just after 10:15 p.m. Officials say Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D’Sean Perry were killed in the shooting. FOX 5 has confirmed that running back Michael Hollins Jr. was one of two students injured in the shooting.
Police conducted a building-by-building search of the campus while students sheltered in place before the lockdown order was lifted late Monday morning.
Jones Jr. was taken into custody Monday by Henrico Police in Richmond, Virginia more than twelve hours after the shooting.
On the South Lawn of campus, the student body gathered to grieve and start the healing process Monday night. "It was a powerful demonstration. I think it shows the spirit of UVA," said Mahlet Nebiyu, a freshman at the university. "To see everybody come together and hold their lights up for the three students who passed away. It meant a lot," another student added.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA - NOVEMBER 14: Members of the University of Virginia community attend a candlelight vigil on the South Lawn for the victims of a shooting overnight at the university, on November 14, 2022 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Christ
University of Virginia President Jim Ryan said the decision to cancel classes for a second consecutive day was made to give students time to mourn, reflect, and gather together.
The university announced Tuesday afternoon that classes will resume on Wednesday on a normal schedule, and all undergraduate students will not be required to complete assignments or take exams before the Thanksgiving break. Faculty has been asked to be as flexible as possible with classes, attendance and coursework as students continue to process.
A community-wide vigil is being planned, and details are expected in the coming days.
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin ordered flags over the state capital and at local, state and federal buildings to be flown at half-staff Tuesday in memory of the victims.