Teen suspect in Virginia campus shooting found hiding in closet
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A teenager has been arrested after five people were shot at Virginia State University (VSU) in the early hours of Saturday morning
Camron Harris, a 19-year-old from Henrico in Virginia, was found hiding in a “closet” on campus after the incident, police told US media. He is not a student at the university
Only one of the five victims was studying at VSU, and all were taken to local hospitals with gunshot wounds
A 21-year-old man remains in a critical condition. The other four, whose ages range from 17 to 23, suffered non-life-threatening injuries, according to police
Local officers initially told the BBC that they believed more than one shooter was involved
VSU, located south of the state’s capital Richmond, is one of the country’s historically black universities
Officers responded to the incident outside a residence halls at about 01:28 local time (05:28 GMT) on Saturday, the university said
Classes for the new term were set to begin on Monday and campus dormitories opened for returning students on Friday, according to the university’s website
Lt James R Lamb of Chesterfield County Police Department told the BBC on Saturday that authorities believed there to be multiple assailants involved
VSU has more than 5,000 students. It and other historically black institutions were created to provide higher education to disenfranchised African Americans, who were otherwise prohibited from attending most colleges
Additional reporting by Sakshi Venkatraman
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