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VSU shooting suspect captured after hiding on campus, police say

Virginia authorities have a suspect in custody in connection with the early morning shooting Saturday, Aug. 15, on the campus of Virginia State University that left five people injured, one critically.

Chesterfield County Police announced that 19-year-old Camron Harris, of Henrico County, Virginia, was found hiding in a closet inside VSU’s Seward Hall—a dormitory within walking distance of where the shooting took place. Harris was located around 4 p.m., more than 14 hours after the incident, and is being held without bond at the Chesterfield County Jail. He is not a student at VSU, according to authorities.

Eight felony warrants filed

A total of eight warrants have been filed against Harris in connection with the incident: four for malicious wounding and four for use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Police said more charges could be brought as the investigation unfolds.

Victims identified

Shortly before 1:30 a.m. on Aug. 15, Chesterfield Police responded to the quad annexes in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street, where five people—four males and one female—had been shot.

Only one of the victims, an unidentified 20-year-old male, is a VSU student. In a statement, VSU confirmed his injuries were not life-threatening and that he had been released from the hospital.

A 21-year-old male was critically injured in the shooting. The three remaining victims were a 23-year-old male, a 17-year-old male, and a 19-year-old female. Their injuries were also not life-threatening. Police did not release their identities, and it was not immediately known if any of the other three victims were hospitalized.

Investigation ongoing

So far, police have not released a motive for the shooting, nor has it been reported why the suspect and the four non-students were at the annexes. VSU Police, the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office assisted Chesterfield in the investigation, along with other federal and state agencies.

The investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is urged to contact Chesterfield Police at 804-748-1251.


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