Overview
- A shooting outside VSU residence halls left five people wounded in the pre‑dawn hours, and officers found the victims with gunshot injuries near the Quad Annexes on Saturday.
- Police arrested 19‑year‑old Camron Harris after finding him hiding in a dormitory closet and obtained eight felony warrants charging malicious wounding and firearm offenses; he is held without bond.
- Victims ranged in age from 17 to 23, included one 20‑year‑old VSU student who has been released from hospital, and one non‑student remains in critical condition while the other three suffered non‑life‑threatening injuries.
- Chesterfield County Police are leading a multi‑agency investigation with VSU Police, the ATF and the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office, the campus lockdown was lifted hours later, and a heavy law‑enforcement presence remains while officers continue scene processing.
- The attack came just before the fall term at the historically Black university, which has about 5,000–5,700 students, and it has raised immediate safety concerns for returning students and prompted calls for anyone with information to contact investigators.