Christopher Darnell Jones, was considered "armed and dangerous," in connection with the deadly shooting and was taken into custody Monday.
The student suspected in a shooting at the University of Virginia that left three dead, and two others injured is in custody, officials announced. The University of Virginia Police Department identified as Christopher Darnell Jones as the suspect in the shooting.
The police department secured an arrest warrant charging him with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun. Students were issued warnings earlier to “RUN HIDE FIGHT" and shelter in place as authorities searched for the suspect.
Ryan identified the victims as D’Sean Perry, a junior of Miami; Devin Chandler, a second-year student from Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Lavel Davis Jr, a third-year student from South Carolina.
The suspect was last seen wearing a burgundy jacket, blue jeans and red shoes, the university's emergency management office said, adding that he could be driving a black SUV.
The shelter in place order was lifted around 10:30 a.m. “a thorough search on and around” the campus grounds, but a large police presence remains on campus.
The office warned that the suspect was still considered "armed and dangerous," as it repeated calls for residents to shelter in place as the manhunt took place.
"We have all received several shelter in place texts, and they are frightening," Robyn S. Hadley, vice president and the dean of students at the University of Virginia, said in an email sent out
“Virginia State Police is fully coordinating with UVA police department and local authorities. Please shelter in place while the authorities work to locate the suspect,” he said.
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