UVA manhunt for ex-football player shooting suspect underway

A manhunt is currently underway on and nearby the University of Virginia grounds Monday morning for a student and former college footballer in the shooting on the Charlottesville campus Sunday night. Three people are dead and two are wounded.

The shooter, Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr., was on the school's football team in 2018 but never played a game. He is described by police as a black male wearing a burgundy jacket or hoodie, jeans and red shoes. Really--red shoes. He might be driving a black SUV with Virginia tag TWX3580.

In a message to the community Monday morning, UVA President Jim Ryan confirmed that Jones is a student.

"As of writing this, I am heartbroken to report the shooting has resulted in three fatalities; two additional victims were injured and are receiving medical care," Ryan wrote. "Our University Police Department has joined forces with other law enforcement agencies to apprehend the suspect, and we will keep our community apprised for developments as the situation evolves."

Classes were canceled on Monday, and students and faculty were instructed to remain sheltered in place.

Little is known about Jones and his unremarkable career as a football linebacker who never was put in to play at the college level. And rather than going into what is known about him, he doesn't deserve any notoriety; the only reason to print his name and photo is for identification purposes, not to make him famous so that others might follow in his evil footsteps.

What is known about him according to his family is that he tended to get into fights in high school that led to suspensions. Family and others tried to get him to focus on his studies and curb his anger. "If it wasn't for these people in my life, I would've been just another kid whose dad left him," Jones reportedly said. 

Multiple agencies, including Virginia State Police helicopter, are actively searching for Jones.

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The shooting happened around 10:30 p.m. on Sunday in the Culbreth parking garage, prompting a campus alert warning the school community of an active attacker firearm reported and to "RUN. HIDE. FIGHT."

Ryan confirmed the shooting happened school grounds.

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