During a press conference Monday, Police announced that suspect Chistopher Darnell Jones Jr. had been arrested and was in police custody.
Longo added: “[Jones] is charged him with three counts of second-degree murder, and we charged him with three counts of using a handgun in the commission of a felony.” “Around 10:30 p.m. last night, there was a shooting on Grounds.
One of our students, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., is suspected to have committed the shooting. The suspect remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous. Multiple law enforcement agencies are coordinating to find and apprehend him,” Ryan shared in alate Sunday night. “As of this writing, I am heartbroken to report that the shooting has resulted in three fatalities; two additional victims were injured and are receiving medical care. We are working closely with the families of the victims, and we will share additional details as soon as we are able.”, UVA Police Department shared that “multiple police agencies, including VA state police helicopter are actively searching for the suspect.” Multiple university outlets have reported the suspect as having last been seen in a burgundy jacket, blue jeans, and red shoes. His vehicle, a black SUV, reportedly has Virginia tags.” A shelter-in-place order remained in effect until 10:30 a.m. Monday morning. Police increased their presence on campus for a full search of university grounds. All classes have been canceled. During the press conference, Longo said Jones had previously been investigated by UVA’s threat assessment team after he was reported for owning a gun. “Mr. Jones came to the attention of the University of Virginia’s threat assessment team In the fall of 2022. Back in September 2022, our Office of Student Affairs reported to the multidisciplinary threat assessment team that Mr. Jones, they received information, that Mr. Jones had made a comment about possessing a gun to a person that was unaffiliated with the university. That reporting person, again unaffiliated with the university, to the best of our knowledge, never saw the gun. The comment about Mr. Jones owning a gun was not made in conjunction with any threats.” At the time, Longo said the Office of Student Affairs followed up with Jones and his roommate, who did not report ever seeing a gun in Jones’ possession. He added: “Mr. Jones also had come to the potential threat assessment team because he was involved in a hazing investigation of some sort. I don’t know the facts and circumstances of that investigation. I know that it was eventually closed due to witnesses that would not cooperate with the process.”, an alert was issued on Sunday night by the university’s emergency management warning of an “active attacker firearm” on Culbreth Road, located on the northern edge of UVA. “This is a message any leader hopes never to have to send, and I am devastated that this violence has visited the University of Virginia. This is a traumatic incident for everyone in our community,” Ryan wrote. “I am holding the victims, their families, and all members of the University of Virginia community in my heart today, and we will make plans to come together as a community to grieve as soon as the suspect is apprehended.” This story was updated on 11/14 at 11:10 am ET with the victim’s identities and additional information from the press conference.
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