5 injured, 1 critically, in shooting at Virginia State University
by Lisa Hornung · UPIAug. 15 (UPI) -- Five people were injured by multiple shooters at Virginia State University in Ettrick, Va., early Saturday morning.
Police responded to the area outside of residence halls around 1:30 a.m. and found five people with gunshot wounds. They were taken to the hospital, and one is in critical-condition. The others had injuries that weren't life-threatening.
The campus, which had not started fall-semester classes yet, was put on lockdown until about 8:30 Saturday morning. But police have not said if anyone has been arrested. Residence halls opened a week ago, and classes are set to begin Monday.
The Chesterfield County Police Department is investigating the incident with the help of VSU police, the Hanover County Sheriff's Office and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Virginia State is a historically Black university about 24 miles south of Richmond. It has about 5,100 students enrolled in undergraduate programs.