Police seek additional shooters in Virginia State University shooting that wounded five

Chesterfield County police said Sunday they are seeking additional people who fired weapons during a shooting at Virginia State University in Ettrick, Virginia, that wounded five people on Saturday. A 19-year-old suspect remained in custody as investigators worked to establish what prompted the shooting.

The shooting occurred at about 1:30 a.m. Saturday near the university's Quad Annexes, where campus police and Chesterfield County officers found five people with gunshot wounds outside campus dormitories. The incident prompted a campus lockdown.

Lt. James Lamb, commander of the Chesterfield County Police Department's Major Crimes Unit, said investigators were trying to determine what led to the shooting and whether the others who fired weapons did so in self-defense or were among the aggressors. He did not say how many additional people had fired.

The 19-year-old suspect was found in a dormitory closet and arrested more than 14 hours after the shooting, and several hours after university officials had already lifted the campus lockdown on the grounds that law enforcement did not believe there was an immediate threat.

The shooting took place as students were preparing for the new school year. Many had just completed the university's 'New Trojans Experience' for incoming students. Classes are scheduled to resume Monday.

• The source does not state the names or identities of the five wounded individuals or their conditions.
• The source does not state the name or charges filed against the 19-year-old suspect.
• The source does not state the exact number of additional people believed to have fired weapons.
• The source does not state whether university officials commented on the shooting or the handling of the lockdown.
• The source does not state the identities or affiliations of any of the individuals involved.
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