Three football players killed in USA college shooting
United States police have held a student on second-degree murder charges after a shooting on the campus of the University of Virginia (UVA) killed 3 people and wounded two others.
'Police have the suspect in custody_' UVA Police Chief Timothy Longo announced on Monday. Longo thanked law enforcement for responding to the incident very quickly.
22 years old Student Christopher Darnell Jones_ was arrested hours after the shooting that unfolded at 10:30 pm Sunday (03:30 GMT on Monday) at the school in Charlottesville_ Virginia_ attended by 25_000 students. He was being held on three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in the commission of a felony_ Longo said.
The shooting targeted a bus full of students returning from an off-campus trip. All three of the students killed_ Devin Chandler_ Lavel Davis and D Sean Perry were members of the university s American football team. Jones had previously been a team member_ but not for at least a year. Authorities have said that the motive for the attack is not yet clear.
Chandler and Perry died on the scene_ while Davis died of his wounds at a hospital. Two other students were injured and taken to UVA Medical Center_ where one is in good condition and another in critical condition_ Longo added.
The shooting unfolded on a bus full of students after it pulled into a parking garage on campus_ University of Virginia President James E Ryan said. The students had just returned from a class field trip to see a play in Washington_ DC.
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