• On November 13, 2022, college students Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. at the University of Virginia. and D’Sean Perry were fatally shot, and students Mike Hollins and Marlee Morgan were injured.
• The next day, former student Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. He was arrested as a suspect.
• On November 20, Jones pleaded guilty to 10 charges in connection with the shooting

Former University of Virginia student accused of capital crime pull He pleaded guilty on Wednesday, November 20, to 10 charges of injuring three football players and two students in 2022. CNN, Daily Progress And UVA today report.

Football players on November 13, 2022 Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry They were fatally shot. Teammate Mike Hollinsand another student, Marlee Morgan, was injured.

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 25, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated malicious wounding and five counts of use of a firearm.

The plea agreement did not include a sentencing agreement. Jones is scheduled to appear at a four-day sentencing hearing beginning Feb. 4 in Albemarle County Circuit Court with Judge Cheryl Higgins. In Virginia, aggravated murder charges generally carry a mandatory sentence of life in prison without parole, while first-degree murder charges carry a sentence of 20 years to life in prison.

“Today’s hearings represent another step in a long and painful journey for the victims’ families and our community,” UVA President Jim Ryan said Nov. 20. “Other people on the bus were also injured.”

A witness told authorities that Jones, a former UVA football player, targeted specific victims; However, authorities have not yet announced a reason.

Jones, who was previously on the radar of UVA’s threat assessment team. Shots were opened at the bus returning to campus Albemarle County Commonwealth’s Attorney James Hingeley said at Jones’ initial hearing in November 2022 that Jones “targeted specific individuals,” according to one witness: the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.

Daily Progress Jones, who was on the bus with the victims, reportedly sent coded messages to his brother, mother and mentor. The mentor received a message that read: “These kids have been making fun of me the whole trip… tonight I’m going to hell or jail. I am sad.”

Later, as the bus approached the parking lot, Jones shot Davis through the gap in the seats. Daily Progress. Davis tried to disarm Jones but then collapsed and Jones shot him in the back of the head.

Jones then hit junior linebacker and linebacker Perry. He then shot Chandler, a young wide receiver who was sleeping while wearing noise-cancelling headphones. Daily Progress. Chandler slid out of his seat and fell to the ground, an eyewitness told police, Hingeley said. CBS News reports.

The injured victim, Hollins, was Perry’s friend and left when Jones began shooting. But when he noticed Perry hadn’t gotten off, he turned back just as Jones was getting off the bus. Hollins turned around and Jones shot him in the back.

Jones then headed to his car at Scott Stadium and attempted to throw his Glock 9mm pistol onto the roof of a university library. He also threw his jacket and hoodie, two Glock 17 magazines and 16 rounds of 9mm ammunition into the bushes on campus.

Officers arrived at the scene and found Chandler and Perry dead. Davis was taken to the hospital and later died.

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Days later, an independent investigation began examining the university’s security policies and procedures. The report was not released due to concerns it could affect Jones’ trial.

In June 2024, Kimberly Wald, an attorney representing some of the victims’ families, announced that UVA had agreed to a $9 million settlement. Associated Press.