The suspected shooter, Christopher Darnell Jones, was taken into custody on Monday afternoon, police said.
on Sunday that left three individuals dead, including Lavel Davis Jr., who was a member of the University of Virginia football team. The two other victims were also members of the football team and identified as Devin Chandler and D'Sean Perry.Department identified the suspected shooter as Christopher Darnell Jones.
UVA Alert: SUSPECT CHRIS DARNELL JONES IS A B/M BURGUNDY JACKET, BLUE JEANS, RED SHOES. MAY BE DRIVING A BLACK SUV VA TAG TWX3580In addition to Davis Sr., the cousin of Davis Jr. and Newberry College assistant football coach Sean Lampkin also posted a tribute on Monday. "Saddening, saddening news this morning. God took one of his most kind, humble, loving soldiers off of the battlefield last night," Lampkin wrote in."Please pray for my family as we are devastated by the passing [of] my cousin Lavel Davis Jr. Love and already miss you, kid."
WRIC-TV in Virginia reported on Monday that Jones was also a member of the University of Virginia football team in 2018. The crime scene where three people were killed and two others wounded is shown on the grounds of the University of Virginia on November 14 in Charlottesville, Virginia. Authorities have arrested Christopher Darnell Jones in connection to the shooting.
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