Virginia has canceled its game against Coastal Carolina on Saturday after the shooting deaths of players Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry, and Devin Chandler, the school announced Wednesday. No decision has been made on the season finale against Virginia Tech on Nov. 26 in Blacksburg. Davis, Perry, Chandler, running back Mike Hollins, and another student were shot Sunday night after returning to campus from a class field trip. Hollins survived but remained hospitalized after being shot in the back. The other student who survived is considered to be in good condition.
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3 Dead, 2 Injured in Shooting at University of Virginia
A former University of Virginia football player suspected of killing three football players and wounding two other students on campus late Sunday night is in custody after a manhunt in Charlottesville, Virginia, police confirmed Monday. During a news conference Monday, University of Virginia president Jim Ryan said three Cavaliers football players were shot and killed: junior receiver Lavel Davis Jr. of Dorchester, South Carolina; junior receiver Devin Chandler of Huntersville, North Carolina; and junior defensive end/linebacker D’Sean Perry of Miami.
