Five people have been shot at Virginia State University (VSU) in an incident involving “multiple suspects” that sparked a campus lockdown.
The victims were found outside dormitories when campus police and Chesterfield County officers responded just before 1.30am on Saturday.
Police said one person was in a critical condition and the others had non-life threatening injuries after the shooting, which happened near the Quad Annexes.
The university said “multiple suspects” were involved and a “significant law enforcement presence” remained despite the lockdown ending around 9am.
Camron Harris, a 19-year-old from Henrico in Virginia, was arrested after being found hiding in a “closet” on campus after the incident, police told US media. He is not a student at the university.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office are also involved, county police said.
VSU is a historically black university in Ettrick, about 24 miles from state capital of Richmond, with about 5,700 students.
The shooting happened before the start of the new academic year, which begins on Monday.
Source: 
news.sky.com
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