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Five wounded at Virginia State University
A suspect is in custody, but police are still seeking other people who fired weapons.
What happened
Five people were wounded outside Virginia State University residence halls in Ettrick, Virginia, shortly after 1:28 a.m. on Saturday. One was in critical condition. Police arrested Camron Harris, who is not a student, and continued seeking others who fired weapons. The campus lockdown was later lifted.
Numbers
- 5 woundedpeople wounded outside residence halls
- 1 criticalvictim in critical condition
- 8 warrantsfelony warrants obtained against Harris
Questions
- Who was arrested after the shooting?
- Police arrested Camron Harris, a Henrico resident who is not a VSU student, after finding him in a dormitory closet.
- Why are officers seeking additional people?
- Investigators are examining whether other people fired weapons in self-defense or were aggressors, while seeking to identify those involved.
- What is VSU's historical role?
- VSU is a historically Black public university, founded in an era when many Black Americans were barred from most colleges.
- How connected were victims to VSU?
- Only one wounded person was a VSU student; the other four were not enrolled, and victims ranged from teenagers to adults.
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The catch
Coverage has not identified a motive or determined whether other people who fired weapons were aggressors or acting in self-defense.