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Virginia Shooting
A shooting in southern West Virginia on Monday left two people dead including a suspected gunman, along with three others wounded, police said. Fayette County Sheriff Jess McMullen said the shooting happened in Mount Carbon. Police found the suspected gunman dead inside his residence of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, while another person was found dead in a neighboring carport. Three other people had minor gunshot wounds and were receiving medical care, McMullen told news outlets. The identities of the dead were not immediately released. An advisory for residents to remain indoors was later lifted. Additional details on the shooting weren't available. A telephone message left with the sheriff's department wasn't immediately returned Monday night.
Three people were killed and as many others injured in a shooting in Virginia Tuesday evening, according to law enforcement. At about 5:30 pm, law enforcement received 911 calls about a shooting at a town house complex in Spotsylvania County, about 65 miles southwest of Washington, DC, said Major Elizabeth Scott, spokesperson for the Spotsylvania Sheriff's Office. No arrests have been made. "There's dozens upon dozens of officers out actively looking for suspects and preserving the crime scene," Scott said. The people injured in the mass shooting have been taken to hospitals. Their condition is unknown. No additional information about the victims was immediately available. Scott said they are urging the public to stay clear of the area.
A shooting injured four people at Virginia State University early Wednesday, police said. Two men taken into custody at the shooting scene were charged with brandishing firearms, but they have not been charged in the shooting, police announced Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to a report of a shooting that occurred in a large crowd at the university south of Richmond around 12:30 am and found two men and two women who had been shot, Chesterfield County Police said in a news release. All four were taken to hospitals with injuries not considered life-threatening, police said. The campus was placed on lockdown until it was deemed safe, the university said in a statement. None of the victims is enrolled for the fall semester, according to university spokesperson Gwen Williams Dandridge. Classes start next week, but freshmen and student leaders are already on campus this week, she said. The two 21-year-old men taken into custody were charged with brandishing a firearm, and one o
Two people were killed in a shooting after a high school graduation ceremony in Virginia's capital, police said. Police also said a 19-year-old who was in custody will be charged with two counts of second-degree murder. A total of seven people were wounded in the shooting. he city's chief said the two who died were both male, ages 18 and 36. Their names were not released, but police believe the suspect knew at least one of the victims. Police recovered multiple handguns. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. RICHMOND, Va.