# 19-year-old arrested after Virginia State University shooting wounds five

2026-08-16T04:21:14+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets (3 source reports)

Chesterfield County Police arrested Camron Harris, 19, after he was found hiding in a closet at Virginia State University on Saturday. The overnight shooting near the Quad Annexes left five people wounded, one critically. Harris, from Henrico, Virginia, is not a student at the university, police said. Four of the injured are not students, aged 17 to 23. A 20-year-old student has been discharged from hospital. Police obtained eight felony warrants against Harris, including malicious wounding and use of a firearm. No motive has been given. The campus lockdown was lifted. In a separate incident reported by National Herald India, a shooting at Charles Young Park in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday evening left one person dead and four injured, including a 4-year-old child. Police have not named a suspect.

## Coverage

- hindustantimes.com <https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/19yearold-arrested-after-virginia-state-university-shooting-leaves-5-wounded-101786850897968.html>
- hindustantimes.com (2) <https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/who-is-camron-harris-5-things-on-virigina-state-university-shooting-suspect-after-chesterfield-county-police-arrest-101786848356504.html>
- nationalheraldindia.com <https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/international/two-us-shootings-leave-one-dead-nine-injured-as-investigations-continue>

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Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources. Last updated 2026-08-16T09:26:40+00:00.

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