Authorities say Christopher Darnell Jones
Jr. - the gunman suspected of opening fire inside a bus full of University of Virginia students returning from a field trip Monday night, killing three and leaving two others injured – is in police custody.
At a press conference Monday morning, officials identified the three students shot and killed as Lavel Davis Jr., Devin Chandler, and D'Sean Perry. All three were members of the UVA football team and were returning from a trip to see a play. The announcement that Jones Jr. was taken into custody was made in the middle of the press conference. He will face second degree murder and handgun charges.
He was last seen wearing a burgundy jacket/hoodie, blue jeans and red shoes. Police said he could be driving a black SUV with Virginia tag TWX3580.Anyone who sees him is asked to call 911 immediately and not approach him.
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