Arrest Made After Shooting at Virginia State University

Five people were wounded, but luckily, no one was killed.

ABC News reports:

Suspect arrested in Virginia State shooting that wounded 5: PoliceA suspect in the shooting at Virginia State University early Saturday that left five people wounded, including one critically, has been arrested after being found hiding in a closet on the campus hours after the shooting, according to police.The Chesterfield County Police Department said they found Camron Harris, 19, of Henrico, Virginia, in a closet in Seward Hall, a residence hall on the school’s campus, at about 4 p.m. — more than 12 hours after the shooting was reported. Police said he is not a student at the university, which is located in Ettrick, Virginia.Harris was taken to the Chesterfield County Jail where police said they obtained eight felony warrants — four for malicious wounding and four for the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Harris is being held without bond, according to police.Police said the investigation into the shooting remains ongoing.The shooting, which occurred outside the university residence halls shortly before 1:30 a.m. Saturday, prompted a lockdown that was later lifted.One of those wounded was a 20-year-old VSU student, who sustained non-life threatening injuries and has been released from the hospital, according to police and the university.The four other victims are not students at the school, according to police.One person, a 21-year-old man who was initially listed as having life-threatening injuries, was upgraded to critical condition, police said in a news release Saturday night. The other victims were a 23-year-old man, a 19-year-old woman and a 17-year-old.The university said there would be an increased police presence on campus.

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