The police on Monday lifted the ban on the University of Virginia campus, where three students were killed and two injured in a shooting that occurred on Sunday evening. According to reports, the suspect has been arrested by the police.
Reportedly the shooting incident occurred at a garage on Culberth Road, on the Charlottesville campus while they returning from a field trip.
Those killed were identified as Devin Chandler, a second-year student from Virginia Beach, D'Sean Perry, a fourth-year student from Miami, Florida and Lavel Davis, a third-year student from Rich Hill, South Carolina.
A suspect is in custody charged with three counts of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun, reported BBC.
No possible motive for the attack was reported as police continued their investigation, BBC reported.
"The shooting around 10.30 pm Sunday resulted in three fatalities; two additional victims were injured and are receiving medical care," President Jim Ryan said in a letter to the university community posted on social media.
The university's emergency management Twitter account said shortly before 7am that a complete search on and around UVA Grounds by law enforcement was underway and urged people on campus to remain sheltered.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said agents were responding to the campus to assist in the investigation.
“This is a message any leader hopes never to have to send, and I am devastated that this violence has visited the University of Virginia," Ryan wrote. “This is a traumatic incident for everyone in our community."
(With inputs from PTI)
