19-year-old held after Virginia University shooting wounds five

A 19-year-old man was arrested on Saturday after a shooting at Virginia State University left five people wounded, including one critically. Camron Harris of Henrico was found hiding in a dormitory closet, Chesterfield County Police said. Harris is not a student at the university, and four of the five injured people were also non-students, authorities clarified. The Times of India and Deccan Chronicle report that police have issued eight felony warrants for Harris, including malicious wounding and firearm use during a felony. A motive has not been disclosed.

The shooting occurred shortly after 1:30 am near the Quad Annexes dormitories, prompting a campus lockdown that was later lifted. The victims, aged 17 to 23, were hospitalised. The only student among them, aged 20, has been discharged, The Hindu reports. The university said it initially believed multiple suspects were involved, but police gave no further update on the search. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is assisting the investigation. Classes are set to resume on Monday, and residence halls had opened a week earlier.