Police search ex-Virginia soccer participant in campus capturing

Police in Charlottesville, Virginia, are trying to find a former College of Virginia soccer participant who’s suspected of killing three folks and wounding two others on campus late Sunday night time.

A number of regulation enforcement companies have been nonetheless trying to find Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., who was listed as a freshman working again on the group’s 2018 roster. His roster bio famous that he beforehand performed at Petersburg Excessive College and Varina Excessive College in Virginia.

In a tweet at 7:28 a.m. ET on Monday, the UVA police division suggested residents to stay sheltered in place. There was an enormous manhunt underway for Jones and residents have been suggested to “count on elevated regulation enforcement presence.”

The UVA Police Division tweeted early Monday morning that it was looking for Jones concerning the capturing, which occurred in a parking storage on campus round 10:30 p.m. ET Sunday. The tweet included the identical {photograph} of Jones that was included on his bio on Virginia’s on-line soccer roster.

College of Virginia police described Jones as a suspect and stated he was sporting a burgundy jacket or hoodie, blue denims and pink footwear. Police stated he is likely to be driving a black SUV with Virginia plates. They stated the suspect is armed and harmful.

College of Virginia president James E. Ryan confirmed in a message to the group at 4 a.m. ET Monday that three folks have been killed and two others have been injured. Ryan wrote that “one among our college students, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., is suspected to have dedicated the capturing.”

“As of this writing, I’m heartbroken to report that the capturing has resulted in three fatalities; two further victims have been injured and are receiving medical care,” Ryan wrote. “We’re working intently with the households of the victims, and we’ll share further element as quickly as we’re in a position.

“Our College Police Division has joined forces with different regulation enforcement companies to apprehend the suspect, and we’ll preserve our group apprised of developments because the state of affairs evolves. This can be a message any chief hopes by no means to must ship, and I’m devastated that this violence has visited the College of Virginia.”