Suspected student is in custody

The suspect, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., faces three charges

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Charges of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun

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Those killed were Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry, all members of the UVA football team

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The two wounded students are being treated at UVA Medical Center, with one in critical condition and the other in good condition

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“This is a sad, shocking and tragic day for our UVA community,”

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The shelter-in-place alert went out around 10:40 p.m. after a shooting was reported on Culbreth Road the UVA police department tweeted.

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The suspect is listed on UVA’s athletics website as a football player in 2018 who as a freshman did not participate in any games.

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Police have not offered a motive for the attack.

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This is a sad, shocking and tragic day for our UVA community.

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