The health update comes days after officials say a student fatally shot three other UVA football players -- Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D'Sean Perry -- and wounded Hollis and another student on a bus returning to campus from a class field trip.
-- and wounded Hollis and another student on a bus returning to campus from a class field trip. The circumstances behind the shooting that has shattered the Charlottesville community remains under police investigation.
Miyares agreed to enlist special counsel in the investigation and said a public report will be shared at the appropriate time., 22, legally purchased firearms on two separate occasions after being prevented from doing so years earlier, according to the gun shop that made the sales. He attempted to buy a firearm in 2018 and 2021, but neither of the sales or transfers were completed, Dance's Sporting Goods owner Marlon Dance told CNN.
It is unclear whether either of the weapons purchased by Jones this year were used in Sunday's shooting, but police confirmed that a prior hold on his ability to buy firearms due to an ongoing legal matter in 2021 was dropped. In Sunday's shooting, Jones faces three charges of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in the commission of a felony, UVA Police Chief Timothy Longo Sr. said. He also faces two counts of malicious wounding, each accompanied by a firearm charge.
After a campus lockdown and manhunt for the suspected shooter, Jones was spotted driving a vehicle and apprehended by police Monday about 80 miles east of Charlottesville in Henrico County.Students, faculty and the community at large gathered Monday night at a candlelight vigil on campus on commemorate the lives of Perry, Davis and Chandler.
Perry was "a delightful, respectful, hardworking person who was one of the best overall young men our community's had to offer," said his high school football coach, Earl Sims, Jr., who described Perry on Wednesday as "like a son.""Football and art was his passion, but the love that he had for his family, friends and his community was proven time and time again through his candid dedication. We truly appreciate the outpouring of love and support from so many people.
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