UVA shooting suspect Christopher Darnell Jones faces new charges before arraignment, 1 victim out of hospital
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UVA shooting suspect Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr. is to be arraigned for three counts of murder Wednesday, as well as charges of malicious wounding in relation to the two survivors.
Jones was initially charged with three counts of second-degree murder in connection to the deaths of active UVA football players Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis and D'Sean Perry, as well as three counts of using a handgun in commission of a felony. Another two UVA students were wounded and hospitalized. Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr. is seen in this mugshot released by the Henrico County Sheriff's Office, Monday November 14, 2022. (The Henrico County Sheriff's Office) University of Virginia police released a picture of Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., named as the suspect in a shooting on the UVA campus Nov. 13, 2022. (University of Virginia police/Twitter) UVA football player D'Sean Perry was fatally shot on a charter bus while returning from a field trip to Washington, D.C., to see a play. (Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site) UVA football player Lavel Davis Jr. was fatally shot on a charter bus while returning from a field trip to Washington, D.C., to see a play. (Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site) UVA football player Devin Chandler was fatally shot on a charter bus while returning from a field trip to Washington, D.C., to see a play. (Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site) Mourners look over flowers that line a bridge near the scene of a shooting on the grounds of the University of Virginia Tuesday Nov. 15, 2022, in Charlottesville. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Memorial flowers and stuffed animals line walkway at Scott Stadium after three football players were killed in a shooting on the grounds of the University of Virginia Tuesday Nov. 15, 2022, in Charlottesville. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Memorial flowers and notes line walkway at Scott Stadium after three football players were killed in a shooting on the grounds of the University of Virginia Tuesday Nov. 15, 2022, in Charlottesville. (AP Photo/Steve Helber) Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
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