College football shooting: 3 Virginia football players killed, suspect in custody

Tragedy strikes the college football world as a former UVA player is suspected in a shooting that killed three football players

An unthinkable tragedy struck the University of Virginia on Sunday night as three football players were killed and other people wounded in a shooting on campus.

D'Sean Perry, Lavel Davis, Jr., and Devin Chandler died from gunshot wounds, Virginia president Jim Ryan confirmed on Monday. 

Chris Jones, a former UVA football player and current student, is suspected to be responsible for the shooting and is in custody, the school announced.

According to details provided by Ryan and UVA Chief of Police Timothy Longo, a bus transporting students returning from a class field trip arrived back at UVA on Sunday night near the Culbreth Parking Garage. 

At around 10:30 p.m., the suspect opened fire on the passengers of the bus, striking five people. 

Jones fled the scene, resulting in a 12-hour manhunt around Charlottesville, and police revealed they had him in custody during Ryan's news conference.

Chandler, Davis, and Perry were named the three fatalities from the shooting, while two additional victims were also shot and are receiving medical care.

One is in critical condition and the other is in good condition, Ryan said.

Perry came to Virginia as a member of the Cavaliers' 2019 recruiting class as a three-star prospect and a top-100 overall recruit on defense. He scored an 84 yard touchdown off an interception during the 2020 season and had 7 tackles and a TFL this year.

Davis was a three-star recruit from Dorchester, S.C., and caught a 90 yard touchdown pass for the Cavaliers in the 2020 football season.

Chandler was a former three-star prospect from North Carolina who originally played at Wisconsin before transferring to Virginia.

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