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Police found the gunshot victims near the university’s residence halls. A shooting at a university campus in the US state of Virginia has wounded five people and led to an hours-long lockdown. The shooting early on Saturday morning was near Virginia State University’s Quad Annexes, it said in a statement. Multiple suspects were involved and all five who were injured were taken to hospital, including one in critical condition, according to the university. “VSU Police and the Chesterfield County Police Department are actively investigating,” the university statement said. “The campus community should continue to avoid the area and follow all law enforcement instructions.” The university announced at 8:21am (12:21 GMT) that an earlier campus-wide lockdown had been lifted, while a “significant law enforcement presence” remains on campus as part of an ongoing investigation. It encouraged anyone with information about the shooting to contact Chesterfield County Police, which is leading the investigation.
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Gun violence at colleges and universities in the United States is relatively common, with the Gun Violence Archive, a national tracker, recording 100 incidents where individuals were wounded or killed in shootings at higher education institutions in 2025.
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Police found the gunshot victims near the university’s residence halls. A shooting at a university campus in the US state of Virginia has wounded five people and led to an hours-long lockdown. The shooting early on Saturday morning was near Virginia State University’s Quad Annexes, it said in a statement. Multiple suspects were involved and all five who were injured were taken to hospital, including one in critical condition, according to the university. “VSU Police and the Chesterfield County Police Department are actively investigating,” the university statement said. “The campus community should continue to avoid the area and follow all law enforcement instructions.” The university announced at 8:21am (12:21 GMT) that an earlier campus-wide lockdown had been lifted, while a “significant law enforcement presence” remains on campus as part of an ongoing investigation. It encouraged anyone with information about the shooting to contact Chesterfield County Police, which is leading the investigation.
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Police found the gunshot victims near the university’s residence halls. A shooting at a university campus in the US state of Virginia has wounded five people and led to an hours-long lockdown. The shooting early on Saturday morning was near Virginia State University’s Quad Annexes, it said in a statement. Multiple suspects were involved and all five who were injured were taken to hospital, including one in critical condition, according to the university. “VSU Police and the Chesterfield County Police Department are actively investigating,” the university statement said. “The campus community should continue to avoid the area and follow all law enforcement instructions.” The university announced at 8:21am (12:21 GMT) that an earlier campus-wide lockdown had been lifted, while a “significant law enforcement presence” remains on campus as part of an ongoing investigation. It encouraged anyone with information about the shooting to contact Chesterfield County Police, which is leading the investigation.
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Police found the gunshot victims near the university’s residence halls. A shooting at a university campus in the US state of Virginia has wounded five people and led to an hours-long lockdown. The shooting early on Saturday morning was near Virginia State University’s Quad Annexes, it said in a statement. Multiple suspects were involved and all five who were injured were taken to hospital, including one in critical condition, according to the university. “VSU Police and the Chesterfield County Police Department are actively investigating,” the university statement said. “The campus community should continue to avoid the area and follow all law enforcement instructions.” The university announced at 8:21am (12:21 GMT) that an earlier campus-wide lockdown had been lifted, while a “significant law enforcement presence” remains on campus as part of an ongoing investigation. It encouraged anyone with information about the shooting to contact Chesterfield County Police, which is leading the investigation.
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