Mass Shooting At Virginia University, Multiple People Shot, Campus on Lockdown

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Mass Shooting At Virginia University, Multiple People Shot, Campus on Lockdown

A mass shooting occurred at Virginia State University, resulting in multiple injuries, though none are life-threatening.

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Multiple people have been shot at Virginia State University after a mass shooting episode. The campus has been put on lockdown. According to Fox News, the university said the shooting involved “multiple suspects” near the Quad Annexes.

AP quoted university saying that none of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening.

The shooting happened near the university’s Quad Annexes, and both campus and Chesterfield County police are actively investigating, a university statement said.

Campus police said multiple victims were transported to area hospitals as officers remained on the scene.

As per the New York Post, Shots were fired near the Quad Annexes of the Chesterfield County campus, at around 1:30 AM (local time) by multiple gunmen.

Michigan Shooting Suspect Found Dead

In another incident, a man suspected of shooting and killing five people in northern Michigan was found dead after a manhunt, Michigan State Police said in a statement on social media. One victim remained hospitalized in critical condition, the police said.

Troopers were dispatched around 11:40 AM (1540 GMT) to a home in Missaukee County, Michigan, after a report of a shooting. Officers found three people dead and a fourth person wounded, the state police said.

The suspect, identified by police as 39-year-old Chad Hickman, fled the scene before troopers arrived, prompting a manhunt. During the search for the suspect, investigators discovered another deceased victim at a second residence.

Troopers later located Hickman’s vehicle near a wooded area close to Whitlock Lake, where they found Hickman and another person dead, police said.

“This situation is heartbreaking for the community and challenging for the investigators involved,” said Lieutenant Ashley Miller, cited in the police statement.

Police did not release the names, ages or genders of the victims, saying next-of-kin notifications were underway.

With inputs from AP, Reuters

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