UVA shooting suspect in custody; 4 slain Idaho students identified

Mural for slain UVA students.
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The suspect in the Sunday night shooting in a parking garage on the University of Virginia campus is now in police custody, officials said Monday. The incident left three dead and two injured.

UVA Police Chief Timothy Longo said authorities have charged Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. with three counts of second-degree murder, among other charges, in connection with the deaths of D'Sean Perry, Devin Chandler, and Lavel Davis Jr., NBC News reports. All three of the deceased were members of the university's football team. Regarding the injured individuals, one is in good condition, and the other is in critical condition, per UVA President Jim Ryan.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.