{"id":12807,"date":"2026-08-16T02:09:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12807"},"modified":"2026-08-16T02:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T02:09:23","slug":"19-year-old-held-after-virginia-state-university-shooting-leaves-5-wounded-found-in-dorm-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=12807","title":{"rendered":"19-year-old held after Virginia State University shooting leaves 5 wounded, found in dorm closet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133268872,imgsize-73204,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg\" alt=\"19-year-old held after Virginia State University shooting leaves 5 wounded, found in dorm closet\" title=\"At least one student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"At least one student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University\">At least one student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with an overnight shooting at Virginia State University that wounded five people on Saturday. One of the victims, a 21-year-old man, suffered critical injuries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Camron Harris of Henrico was found hiding in a dormitory closet, Chesterfield County Police said, according to AP. Harris is not a student at the university, while four of the five injured people were also non-students, authorities clarified.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>Police have issued eight felony warrants for Harris, including allegations of malicious wounding and firearm use during a felony, AP reported. Authorities have not disclosed a motive or said whether he has legal representation.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>The shooting occurred shortly after 1:30 am near the university\u2019s Quad Annexes, where campus police and Chesterfield County officers found five people with gunshot wounds outside campus dormitories. Only one of the five victims, a 20-year-old, was a Virginia State student. The victims, aged 17 to 23, were hospitalised. A 21-year-old man sustained critical injuries, while the student was later discharged and the other victims suffered non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The university had initially said the shooting involved multiple suspects. However, police did not provide further information on the search for additional suspects.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>Virginia State University, a historically Black university in Ettrick, has about 5,700 students and was the first fully state-supported four-year college for Black Americans.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>The incident prompted a campus lockdown, which was later lifted after law enforcement determined there was no immediate threat to the campus community. <!-- -->The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hanover County Sheriff\u2019s Office were assisting investigators.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>\u201cWe recognise the concern this incident has caused among our students, parents, alumni, friends, and the broader VSU community,\u201d the university said in a statement, according to AP. \u201cThe safety and well-being of our students remain our highest priority.\u201d<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>The shooting came as students prepared for the new academic year, with classes scheduled to resume Monday. <!-- -->Residence halls had opened a week earlier, and many students had completed the university\u2019s \u201cNew Trojans Experience\u201d for incoming students.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Arthur Fridrich, a former university director of distance education who lives near the campus, described the incident as particularly difficult for the community.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"32\"\/>\u201cTo start a new year with this event is very tragic. It casts a shadow in the minds of all students, and for some it will be difficult to rid their minds of this term,\u201d Fridrich told AP, adding, \u201cFor those that were shot, my heart bleeds. I hope that they all mend and somehow do not let this event define their lives.\u201d<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/us\/19-year-old-held-after-virginia-state-university-shooting-leaves-5-wounded-found-in-dorm-closet\/articleshow\/133268865.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least one student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with an overnight shooting at Virginia State University that wounded five people on Saturday. One of the victims, a 21-year-old man, suffered critical injuries.Camron Harris of Henrico was found hiding in a dormitory closet, Chesterfield County [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12808,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12807","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/19-year-old-arrested-in-virginia-state-university-shooting-that-left-5-wounded-photo-credit-ap.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"At least one student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with an overnight shooting at Virginia State University that wounded five people on Saturday. 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