Virginia soccer capturing updates: Ex-player Chris Jones in custody for killings of three lively gamers

Native police have arrested former Virginia walk-on soccer participant Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., a lone gunman who killed three members of the 2022 Cavaliers soccer staff and injured two others on campus Sunday night time in Charlottesville, Virginia. Soccer gamers Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry have been all fatally shot, in accordance with College of Virginia president Jim Ryan.

Two different gamers are hospitalized for gunshot wounds with one in crucial situation and the opposite in good situation.

Jones is being charged with three counts of second diploma homicide and three counts of utilizing a handgun in fee of a felony. UVA police chief Tim Longo was alerted throughout a Monday morning press convention that Jones was taken into custody. 

Jones is accused of capturing 5 folks on a bus on the Culbreth Storage parking deck on UVA Central Grounds at round 10:16 p.m. ET on Sunday. The capturing occurred following a category journey to see a play in Washington, D.C., in accordance with Ryan. 

Jones is an lively pupil at Virginia however not a member of the soccer staff. It seems he was final on the Cavs’ roster in 2018. 

“I can’t discover the phrases to precise the devastation and heartache that our staff is feeling immediately after the tragic occasions final night time that resulted within the deaths of Lavel, D’Sean and Devin, and the others who have been injured,” stated coach Tony Elliott in a press release. “These have been unbelievable younger males with large aspirations and intensely shiny futures. Our hearts ache for his or her households, their classmates and their buddies. These valuable younger males have been known as away too quickly. We’re all lucky to have them be part of our lives. They touched us, impressed us and labored extremely arduous as representatives of our program, college and group. Relaxation in peace, younger males.”

A shelter in place order was lifted late Monday morning after the Virginia campus was locked down with lessons canceled as a “thorough search” of Jones was accomplished. Charlottesville Metropolis Faculties additionally canceled lessons for greater than 4,000 native college students.

“That is an unimaginably unhappy day for our group,” Ryan stated. “Your complete college group is grieving this morning. My coronary heart is damaged for the victims and their households and for all of those that knew and beloved them. They’re all in my prayers. Once I see our college students, I see my very own youngsters. I can’t think about something worse for a mum or dad than to lose a baby. Please know that we are going to do every thing we will to honor their lives and can come collectively quickly as a group to mourn these losses.”

CBS Sports activities is actively updating this story with the most recent on the Virginia capturing beneath.