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A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday. It happened near the university's Quad Annexes, where cam...
Multiple suspects were involved in the incident in the early hours of Saturday, the university said.
The school issued a statement.
The school issued a statement.
The school issued a statement.
The school issued a statement.
The school issued a statement.
A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday
Five people were injured by multiple shooters at Virginia State University in Ettrick, Va., early Saturday morning. One person is critically injured.
Virginia State University went into lockdown on Saturday morning after multiple people were injured in a shooting involving "multiple suspects." The post JUST IN: Multiple People Injured in...
The shooting has rocked campus before classes are set to begin on Monday
Law enforcement officials are investigating a shooting that injured five people at Virginia State University, south of Richmond, on Saturday morning. One person remains in critical conditio...
Five people were wounded in a shooting at Virginia State University days before classes are set to begin, prompting a lockdown.
A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday.
School said shooting involved ‘multiple suspects’ as campus was locked down and police responded to scene Multiple people were injured in a shooting at Virginia State University, police sai...
Five people were injured in the shooting involving multiple suspects. One person is currently listed in critical condition, the university said.
Historically Black university has about 5,700 students and was the first fully state-supported four-year college for Black Americans
The campus of Virginia State University in South Chesterfield, Virginia, is currently on lockdown after reports of a shooting that left multiple people hospitalized.
A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday. The shooting happened near the university's Quad Annexes,...
A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday.
A shooting involving multiple suspects and five people shot at Virginia State University prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday. The…
Police said five people were brought to the hospital. One person was in critical condition, and the four others suffered injuries not considered life-threatening.
Police found the gunshot victims near the US university's halls of residence.
Five people suffered gunshot wounds outside university dorms during the shooting on Saturday morning.
A shooting at Virginia State University left five people injured, one critically, and prompted a campus lockdown early Saturday morning, school officials said.
MULTIPLE people have been shot at Virginia State University with officials hunting several suspects. The Petersburg campus in Chesterfield County, 20 miles south of Richmond, has been locke...
MULTIPLE people have been shot at Virginia State University with officials hunting several suspects. The Petersburg campus in Chesterfield County, 20 miles south of Richmond, has been locke...
Multiple victims were transported to area hospitals Saturday morning following a shooting near the Quad Annexes at Virginia State University, campus police says.
Five people were shot, with one critically injured, at Virginia State University (VSU), sending the campus into lockdown early Saturday morning. Police said several suspects were involved i...
Virginia Beach police are investigating after a person was found with a gunshot wound in the 800 block of Woolard Crescent.
Police are searching for several suspects. The other victims all have non-life-threatening injuries.
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