Shooting don happun for Virginia State University campus early Saturday morning, wound five pipo, with one dey critical condition.
University officials say officers respond to di 3300 block of Boisseau Street at about 1:28 a.m. local time, wey be 5:28 GMT, and discover five pipo wey get gunshot wounds outside VSU residence halls.
All five dem carry go hospital. One person still dey critical, while di remaining four get non-life-threatening injuries.
Chesterfield County Police dey lead di investigation. Dem believe say more than one shooter dey involved, but nobody don arrest.
At first, campus bin dey for lockdown. But dat one don lift as at 8:21 a.m. local time. Still, heavy police presence remain on site while investigation dey go on.
VSU confirm say one of di victims na student. Dat student get non-life-threatening injury and don release from hospital. Another victim na minor, under 18.
Di shooting happen near di Quad Annexes student housing complex. According to VSU police, dem respond to di area and find di victims outside.
Law enforcement don assure di VSU community say no immediate threat dey. But dem still dey investigate. Police don comot surveillance video and dem no dey treat any of di injured five as suspects.
Virginia State University na historically Black university for Ettrick, Virginia, about 25 miles south of Richmond, di state capital. VSU get around 5,000 students, though some reports say 5,700.
Di incident happen on di same Friday wey residence halls open for returning students, and classes for di fall semester go begin Monday. Dis one mean say di shooting come just two days before classes go start.
Gun violence for US colleges and universities no be new thing. Gun Violence Archive record 100 incidents for 2025 where pipo na wounded or killed for higher education institutions, and 75 shootings last year. For 2007, a gunman kill 32 pipo for Virginia Tech, wey be one of di most high-profile attacks for Virginia.
Earlier this year, another shooting happun for Old Dominion University, wey kill one instructor and wound two others.
Governor Abigail Spanberger don talk for social media, saying she and her husband dey pray for quick recovery for those wey dem shot for VSU, and dem thank first responders and law enforcement.
Rozia A. Henson Jr., member of di Virginia House of Delegates and VSU alumnus, also bin share message, saying “Waking up to this news is heartbreaking.”
Chesterfield County Police don ask anybody wey get information to contact dem at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660, or VSU police at 804-524-5411.
