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5 people injured in shooting with multiple shooters at Virginia State University
Updated on: August 15, 2026 / 9:41 PM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- Five people were injured in a shooting at Virginia State University.
- The incident occurred early Saturday, just before the start of the new academic year.
- A 19-year-old non-student, Camron Harris, has been arrested.
- Police are still searching for multiple other shooters.
- One victim is in critical condition; four others have non-life-threatening injuries.
- The university experienced a temporary lockdown following the incident.
- The motive for the shooting is currently unknown.
- Virginia State University is a historically Black university in Ettrick, Virginia.