Overview
- Officers responded to the 3300 block of Boisseau Street and found five people with gunshot wounds near the Quad Annexes at about 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 15.
- One victim remains in critical condition and four have non-life-threatening injuries, and at least one of the wounded was confirmed to be a VSU student who has since been released from the hospital.
- Chesterfield County Police are leading the active investigation with help from VSU Police, the ATF, and the Hanover County Sheriff’s Office and have not announced any arrests.
- The campus was placed on lockdown early Saturday and the lockdown was lifted later in the morning with a sustained heavy law-enforcement presence and warnings for the community to avoid the area.
- The shooting came as students moved in days before classes begin, prompting university outreach and appeals for tips to Chesterfield County Police, VSU Police, or Crime Solvers as investigators search for multiple suspects.