D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler.Photo: Virginia Sports (3)The three fatal victims of Sunday night’s shooting on the University of Virginia campus were football players on the school’s team, and the suspect, a former player, has been taken into custody, officials announced at a Monday press conference.According to Jim Ryan, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. allegedly shot and killed 22-year-old D’Sean Perry, a linebacker and defensive end, and Devin Chandler, a junior wide receiver on the team, and Lavel Davis Jr., a junior wide receiver. Perry and Chandler died at the scene, while Davis died in the hospital.Two other victims were shot; one is in critical condition and the other in good condition at an area hospital. Officials did not identify the injured victims.According to UVA officials, the shooting occurred at the Culbreth Road Parking Garage shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday.Upon arrival, first responders found Perry and Chandler on the ground, beside a charter bus that had just returned from a class field trip.For more on this story, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.An official from UVA could not verify the name of the class, but did say a group of about 25 students were on the bus returning from seeing a play in Washington, D.C.Jones was able to flee after the shooting. He had been at large in the overnight hours and the university initiated a shelter-in-place warning. He was considered armed and dangerous, UVA president Jim Ryansaid in a statementovernight.Information about where the suspect was found was not immediately available, but officials did say he was found off campus.University of Virginia Police Chief Timothy Longo said that previously, in the fall, Jones “came to the attention” of the university’s threat assessment team.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’sfree True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.“I want to be transparent with you,” Longo said to reporters, adding that a third-party individual brought to the university’s attention that Jones was in possession of a gun.Longo said Jones also had a prior incident involving a weapon in February 2021, but allegedly had not reported the incident to the university as is required.Christopher Darnell Jones.UVA Police Department/TwitterThe suspect has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in commissioning a felony, Longo said.According to the CharlottesvilleDaily Progress, Jones is from Petersburg, Virginia, and had been on the UVA football roster in 2018, but did not play.In a letter to the university, Ryan said classes at the school were canceled Monday. At the press conference, Ryan also said Monday night’s scheduled basketball game versus Northern Iowa had been postponed.“My heart is broken for the victims and their families and for all those who knew and loved them, and they are all in my prayers,” Ryan said. “As I said before, when I see our students, I see my own kids, and I cannot imagine anything worse for a parent and as a child.”
D’Sean Perry, Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler.Photo: Virginia Sports (3)
The three fatal victims of Sunday night’s shooting on the University of Virginia campus were football players on the school’s team, and the suspect, a former player, has been taken into custody, officials announced at a Monday press conference.According to Jim Ryan, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. allegedly shot and killed 22-year-old D’Sean Perry, a linebacker and defensive end, and Devin Chandler, a junior wide receiver on the team, and Lavel Davis Jr., a junior wide receiver. Perry and Chandler died at the scene, while Davis died in the hospital.Two other victims were shot; one is in critical condition and the other in good condition at an area hospital. Officials did not identify the injured victims.According to UVA officials, the shooting occurred at the Culbreth Road Parking Garage shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday.Upon arrival, first responders found Perry and Chandler on the ground, beside a charter bus that had just returned from a class field trip.For more on this story, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.An official from UVA could not verify the name of the class, but did say a group of about 25 students were on the bus returning from seeing a play in Washington, D.C.Jones was able to flee after the shooting. He had been at large in the overnight hours and the university initiated a shelter-in-place warning. He was considered armed and dangerous, UVA president Jim Ryansaid in a statementovernight.Information about where the suspect was found was not immediately available, but officials did say he was found off campus.University of Virginia Police Chief Timothy Longo said that previously, in the fall, Jones “came to the attention” of the university’s threat assessment team.Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’sfree True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.“I want to be transparent with you,” Longo said to reporters, adding that a third-party individual brought to the university’s attention that Jones was in possession of a gun.Longo said Jones also had a prior incident involving a weapon in February 2021, but allegedly had not reported the incident to the university as is required.Christopher Darnell Jones.UVA Police Department/TwitterThe suspect has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in commissioning a felony, Longo said.According to the CharlottesvilleDaily Progress, Jones is from Petersburg, Virginia, and had been on the UVA football roster in 2018, but did not play.In a letter to the university, Ryan said classes at the school were canceled Monday. At the press conference, Ryan also said Monday night’s scheduled basketball game versus Northern Iowa had been postponed.“My heart is broken for the victims and their families and for all those who knew and loved them, and they are all in my prayers,” Ryan said. “As I said before, when I see our students, I see my own kids, and I cannot imagine anything worse for a parent and as a child.”
The three fatal victims of Sunday night’s shooting on the University of Virginia campus were football players on the school’s team, and the suspect, a former player, has been taken into custody, officials announced at a Monday press conference.
According to Jim Ryan, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. allegedly shot and killed 22-year-old D’Sean Perry, a linebacker and defensive end, and Devin Chandler, a junior wide receiver on the team, and Lavel Davis Jr., a junior wide receiver. Perry and Chandler died at the scene, while Davis died in the hospital.
Two other victims were shot; one is in critical condition and the other in good condition at an area hospital. Officials did not identify the injured victims.
According to UVA officials, the shooting occurred at the Culbreth Road Parking Garage shortly after 10 p.m. Sunday.
Upon arrival, first responders found Perry and Chandler on the ground, beside a charter bus that had just returned from a class field trip.
For more on this story, listen below to our daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.
An official from UVA could not verify the name of the class, but did say a group of about 25 students were on the bus returning from seeing a play in Washington, D.C.
Jones was able to flee after the shooting. He had been at large in the overnight hours and the university initiated a shelter-in-place warning. He was considered armed and dangerous, UVA president Jim Ryansaid in a statementovernight.
Information about where the suspect was found was not immediately available, but officials did say he was found off campus.
University of Virginia Police Chief Timothy Longo said that previously, in the fall, Jones “came to the attention” of the university’s threat assessment team.
Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up forPEOPLE’sfree True Crime newsletterfor breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases.
“I want to be transparent with you,” Longo said to reporters, adding that a third-party individual brought to the university’s attention that Jones was in possession of a gun.
Longo said Jones also had a prior incident involving a weapon in February 2021, but allegedly had not reported the incident to the university as is required.
Christopher Darnell Jones.UVA Police Department/Twitter
The suspect has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in commissioning a felony, Longo said.
According to the CharlottesvilleDaily Progress, Jones is from Petersburg, Virginia, and had been on the UVA football roster in 2018, but did not play.
In a letter to the university, Ryan said classes at the school were canceled Monday. At the press conference, Ryan also said Monday night’s scheduled basketball game versus Northern Iowa had been postponed.
“My heart is broken for the victims and their families and for all those who knew and loved them, and they are all in my prayers,” Ryan said. “As I said before, when I see our students, I see my own kids, and I cannot imagine anything worse for a parent and as a child.”
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