Five people were wounded in a shooting involving multiple suspects at Virginia State University early Saturday, prompting a campus lockdown and police investigation just as students get ready for a new school year.
It happened near the university’s Quad Annexes, where campus police and Chesterfield County officers discovered five people suffering from gunshot wounds outside campus dormitories. Officers responded just before 1:30 a.m. and the lockdown was lifted at about 9 a.m., county police said.
The shooting happened as Virginia State’s academic year begins. According to the university’s website, residence halls opened for students a week ago, and classes resume on Monday. Many students had just completed the university’s “New Trojans Experience” for incoming students.
I wish I wasn’t as desensitized to this sort of thing as I am. Years ago, when I heard about this sort of thing, it became all I could think about for at least a good few hours. Nowadays, all I can muster is “Hmm…that sucks.”
It really says something about 21st-century society.
“For those that were shot, my heart bleeds. I hope that they all mend and somehow do not let this event define their lives.”
Oh yeah, this won’t affect their entire life, sure. They better be paying for these people’s counseling
Yeah, horrible thing to say. “We all know the shootings will never stop and adequate mental healthcare is a lie in this country, so I hope the victims help us normalize violence instead of going on and on about how they almost died on our campus.”
I know a guy that was at Sandy Hook during the shooting there. I’m sure it affected him, because how could it not, but it wasn’t perceptible.
As someone who has been abducted at gunpoint (not shot) I assure you these people and everyone who was present is fucked up for life
