University of Virginia Police Chief Tim Longo said the suspected shooter has been apprehended.
Christopher Darnell Jones' gun raised concerns among officials months before Sunday night's shooting at the University of Virginia, which left three dead and two wounded.Chief Tim Longo announced that Jones, the suspect, had been apprehended by police. He also revealed that the university's threat assessment team received reports from the student affairs office about Jones making a comment about owning a gun to a third-party individual.
"That reporting person, again unaffiliated with the university, to the best of our knowledge never saw the gun," Longo said."The comment about Jones owning a gun was not made in conjunction with any threats." According to Longo, the office of student affairs made contact with the reporting person and attempted to contact Jones. Authorities also spoke with Jones' roommate, who said that he was not aware that Jones owned a gun and never saw it.
A law enforcement vehicle blocks access to the crime scene where three people were killed and two others wounded Sunday night at the University of Virginia. On Monday, the school's police department announced that Christopher Darnell Jones was arrested in connection with the shooting.This is a breaking news story and will be updated when more information becomes available.
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