THE suspected gunman in a university shooting allegedly waited for his team coach to get back to campus before killing three classmates, according to one survivor's dad. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. is accused of opening fire on a charter bus full of students returning to Charlottesville, Virginia from Washington, D.C. on Sunday night.
APStudents Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry were named as victims of the shooting which sparked a 12-hour lockdown on campus '/ '
UVA Police deptChristopher Darnell Jones Jr. is accused of opening fire on a charter bus full of students returning to Charlottesville, Virginia from Washington, D.C. '/ ' The 22-year-old is understood to have been on the bus with his victims, Michael Hollins Sr told The Washington Post. Hollins Sr \- whose son, Michael Hollins, was one of two students injured in the incident \- added: ...He waited until they all got back to Charlottesville, and he just shot up the bus.... Students Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr, and D'Sean Perry were killed in the shooting which sparked a 12-hour lockdown on campus. The other wounded student was identified as Marlee Morgan. Read more on UVA shooting
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VIRGINIA HORROR What we know about UVA shooting suspect Christopher Darnell Jones One of the injured students was cleared to leave the hospital on Tuesday, while the other student is left in serious condition, according to UVA's Health Public Information Office. Students who were told to shelter in place beginning late Sunday described terrifying hours in hiding. While police searched for the gunman through the night, students sought safety in closets, dorm rooms, libraries and apartments. Jones Jr. was arrested on Monday morning. Most read in The US Sun COPS SLAMMED JonBenét Ramsey's dad breaks silence after major update pageant queen's murder DEVASTATING LOSS Idaho students' heartbreaking last pics before 'crime of passion killing' FINAL MOMENTS College football stars shared tragic last pics hours before being shot dead SKIPPING TOWN Little People's Caryn Chandler 'to move to Arizona' after huge family feud MASK WANTED The View fans concerned after guest 'coughs all over Sunny Hostin' live on air SHOCK VIEW The View's Whoopi missing from show after revealing scary medical diagnosis University President Jim Ryan said authorities did not have a "full understanding" of the motive or circumstances of the shooting. "The entire university community is grieving this morning," a visibly strained Ryan said. Jones came to the attention of the university's threat-assessment team this fall after a person unaffiliated with the school reported a remark Jones apparently made about possessing a gun, university police chief Timothy Longo said. No threat was reported in conjunction with the concern about the weapon, but officials looked into it, following up with Jones' roommate. Longo also said Jones had been involved in a "hazing investigation of some sort." He said he did not have all the facts and circumstances of that case, though he said the probe was closed after witnesses failed to cooperate. In addition, officials learned about a prior incident outside Charlottesville involving a weapons violation, Longo said. That incident was not reported to the university as it should have been, he said. Jones was taken into custody without incident in suburban Richmond, police said. The arrest warrants for Jones charged him with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in the commission of a felony, Longo said. The Commonwealth's Attorney for Albermarle County announced additional charges on Tuesday which include malicious wounding of Marlee Morgan and Michael Hollins. It was not immediately clear whether Jones had an attorney or when he would make his first court appearance. His father, Chris Jones Sr., told Richmond TV station WTVR he was in disbelief after getting a call from the police on Monday. "My heart goes out to their families. I don't know what to say, except I'm sorry, on his behalf, and I apologize," he said. Jones had once been on the football team, but he had not been part of the team for at least a year, Longo said. The UVA football website listed him as a team member during the 2018 season and said he did not play in any games. In 2018 the UVA student told The Richmond Times Dispatch that his parent's divorce and subsequently not seeing his father left him ...traumatized.... He said: ...That was one of the most traumatic things that happened to me in my life. ...I didn't understand why he left. When I went to school, people didn't understand me.... Hours after Jones was arrested, first-year head football coach Tony Elliott sat alone outside the athletic building used by the team, at times with his head in his hands. He said the victims "were all good kids." Read More on The US Sun
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Getty Images - GettyA tour bus where three University of Virginia football players were killed in an overnight shooting is towed away from the crime scene '/ '
Getty Images - GettyA bullet hole is shown in the window of a tour bus where three University of Virginia football players were killed '/ '
