Virginia State University shooting suspect found hiding in dorm closet arrested

Virginia constabulary arrested a 19-year-old fishy successful transportation with a wide shooting astatine Virginia State University connected Saturday.

Authorities named Camron Harris of Henrico, Virginia, noting that helium is not a pupil astatine the university. The Saturday shooting near 5 radical wounded, 1 of whom was successful captious condition.

Police person not identified immoderate of the victims, but said lone 1 of them is simply a assemblage student.

There was an hours-long manhunt pursuing the shooting, and constabulary accidental they yet recovered Harris hiding successful a closet wrong 1 of the field dorm buildings.

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This Nov. 12, 2023 record photograph shows the field of Virginia State University. (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)

Police obtained felony warrants for 4 counts of malicious wounding and 4 counts of usage of a firearm successful the committee of a felony.

Harris is being held without bail astatine Chesterfield County Jail, according to authorities. They accidental helium whitethorn look much charges.

The shooting itself took spot aboriginal Saturday morning, portion Harris was arrested hours later.

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Chesterfield Police arrested 19-year-old Camron Harris successful transportation with a wide shooting astatine Virginia State University connected Saturday, August 15. (WWBT via AP; Chesterfield County Police Department)

"Officers responded to the 3300 artifact of Boisseau Street astatine astir 1:28 a.m. and discovered 5 individuals suffering from gunshot wounds extracurricular VSU residence halls," a assemblage authoritative told Fox News Digital.

"We admit the interest this incidental has caused among our students, parents, alumni, friends and the broader VSU community," the assemblage said successful a connection Saturday afternoon. "VSU constabulary volition support an accrued beingness connected field arsenic the probe continues.

"Students should show their VSU email for further information measures presently successful effect and accusation astir disposable enactment resources," the connection added.

A field lockdown astatine VSU has since been lifted.

Chesterfield Police arrested 19-year-old Camron Harris successful transportation with a wide shooting astatine Virginia State University connected Saturday, August 15. (Chesterfield County Police Department)

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VSU, a state-supported historically Black university, is located successful Ettrick, Virginia, astir 25 miles southbound of Richmond.