Multiple people injured in shooting at Virginia State University
School said shooting involved ‘multiple suspects’ as campus was locked down and police responded to scene
Multiple people were injured in a shooting at Virginia State University, police said on Saturday morning, with several suspects still at large
The campus, about 20 miles (32km) south of Richmond, was on lockdown when police released initial details about the shooting
“A shooting occurred in the area of the Quad Annexes involving multiple victims, who were transported to area hospitals. Police are on scene and request that you avoid the area,” the VSU police department said in a statement
VSU said the shooting involved “multiple suspects”. The university said none of the injuries appear to be life-threatening
Local news outlet WTVR reported that five people were injured, citing local authorities. Chesterfield police told WTVR that police were called to university dormitories at 1.30am
As of Saturday morning, there had been nearly 300 mass shootings reported across the US so far for the year, according to the Gun Violence Archive
The nonpartisan retims are wounded or killed
The US has perennially registered high numbers of mass shootings, with a considerable portion of those occurring at school and university campuses or activities. Those numbers have prompted calls for more substantial federal gun control, though Congress over the years has not implemented such restrictions
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