Three people were killed and two were wounded Sunday night in a shooting on the University of Virginia grounds.
A Sunday night shooting “resulted in three fatalities; two additional victims were injured and are receiving medical care,” UVA President Jim Ryan wrote in a letter to the university community posted on social media.
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“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,” Ryan wrote. “This is a traumatic incident for everyone in our community and we have cancelled classes for today (Monday, Nov. 14.)”
The identity of the victims and the motive for the shooting have not been released.
The shooting occurred around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the Culbreth Garage on the Central Grounds of UVA, and a shelter-in-place order was issued shortly after, according to the Daily Progress.
The suspect, identified as Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., is still at large.
UVA Alert: SUSPECT CHRIS DARNELL JONES IS A B/M BURGUNDY JACKET, BLUE JEANS, RED SHOES. MAY BE DRIVING A BLACK SUV VA TAG TWX3580.
— UVA Police Department (@UVAPolice) November 14, 2022
Jones is described as a 5-foot-8 black male and was last seen wearing a burgundy jacket or hoodie, blue jeans, and red shoes, according to the UVA Police Department. He may be driving a black SUV with a Virginia tag and should be considered armed and dangerous.
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Multiple law enforcement agencies are looking for the suspect. The Virginia State Police are using a helicopter to search for the suspect, according to a tweet from UVA Emergency Management.
