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Police confirmed University of Virginia student shooting suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. is in custody.
Interrupted during an 11 a.m. press conference Monday, UVA Police Chief Timothy J. Longo thanked a captain for notifying him that Jones had been taken into custody somewhere off-campus.
"I just need a moment to thank God and breathe a sigh of relief," Longo said after bowing his head in a brief pause.
UVA President Jim Ryan had already identified the three deceased victims earlier in the event.
They are UVA linebacker D'Sean Perry and UVA wide receivers Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler.
A source tells Fox News Digital that the other two hospitalized are also UVA football players.
Before the shooting, Jones had been the subject to a prior hazing investigation, Longo said. He also was facing administration disciplinary action for allegedly failing to report a February 2021 criminal incident involving a concealed weapon violation that happened outside of Charlottesville to UVA officials as required of all the school's students.
University of Virginia shooting: Ex-football player suspect in custody, victims ID'd as former teammates
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By Cameron Cawthorne , Jake Gibson , Elizabeth Pritchett , Danielle WallacePolice confirmed University of Virginia student shooting suspect Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. is in custody.
Interrupted during an 11 a.m. press conference Monday, UVA Police Chief Timothy J. Longo thanked a captain for notifying him that Jones had been taken into custody somewhere off-campus.
"I just need a moment to thank God and breathe a sigh of relief," Longo said after bowing his head in a brief pause.
UVA President Jim Ryan had already identified the three deceased victims earlier in the event.
They are UVA linebacker D'Sean Perry and UVA wide receivers Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler.
A source tells Fox News Digital that the other two hospitalized are also UVA football players.
Before the shooting, Jones had been the subject to a prior hazing investigation, Longo said. He also was facing administration disciplinary action for allegedly failing to report a February 2021 criminal incident involving a concealed weapon violation that happened outside of Charlottesville to UVA officials as required of all the school's students.
University of Virginia shooting: Ex-football player suspect in custody, victims ID'd as former teammates
A shooting was reported on campus at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville on Sunday night. UVA police named former football player Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. as the suspect.