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 individuals and wounding two others on campus late Sunday evening.

A number of regulation enforcement businesses have been nonetheless trying to find Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., who was listed as a freshman working again on the crew’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 mentioned he was carrying a burgundy jacket or hoodie, blue denims and crimson footwear. Police mentioned he is likely to be driving a black SUV with Virginia plates. They mentioned 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 individuals have been killed and two others have been injured. Ryan wrote that “one in all 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 are going to share further element as quickly as we’re ready.

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