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Five Injured in Shooting at Virginia State University; Suspect in Custody

A shooting at Virginia State University in Ettrick, Virginia, on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, left five people injured, according to officers at the scene.

2 reports on this incident · first at Aug 19, 2026, 9:23 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterFirst reported Aug 15, 2026, 4:18 a.m. ETUpdated Aug 24, 2026, 10:53 p.m. ET
people were injured in a shooting at State University in , , on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, according to officers at the scene from the . Officers were called to a reported shooting along Boisseau Street, according to the . No one was killed, police said. VSU Police Chief David Bragg announced that the campus lockdown had been lifted. "Although the lockdown has been lifted, members of the VSU community are asked to remain mindful of the ongoing law enforcement activity and avoid the immediate area where investigators are processing the scene," Bragg said. On Saturday afternoon, the said suspect , was found hiding in a closet at Seward Hall on campus and taken into custody. Police have not revealed a possible motive. Responding agencies included the , VSU Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Hanover County Sheriff's Office.

Earlier reports

  1. Aug 19, 2026, 9:23 a.m. ETFirst report

    Five injured in shooting at Virginia State University

    Five people were injured in a shooting reported early Saturday, Aug. 15, at Virginia State University in Ettrick, Va. The injury count is given as of just before 1:30 a.m., and the available account does not attribute it to a named agency or official.

    Officers were called just before 1:30 a.m. to a reported shooting along Boisseau Street, the Chesterfield County Police Department said.

    A lockdown at the university was lifted at around 8:20 a.m., VSU Police Chief David Bragg announced, saying normal access to campus could resume. "Although the lockdown has been lifted, members of the VSU community are asked to remain mindful of the ongoing law enforcement activity and avoid the immediate area where investigators are processing the scene," Bragg said.

    The Chesterfield County Police Department said the shooting suspect, Camron Harris, was found Saturday afternoon hiding in a closet at Seward Hall on Virginia State University's campus. The department identified the person in custody as Harris.

    The Chesterfield County Police Department, VSU Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Hanover County Sheriff's Office are among the responding agencies.

    The situation is no longer active. The available account does not identify those injured or describe their conditions, and it gives no cause or motive for the shooting. Counts reported early in an investigation can be revised.

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Revision history

  1. Version 725 Aug 2026, 02:53current

    Updated to reflect the latest confirmed details, including the suspect's name and arrest, and the lifting of the lockdown.

  2. Version 523 Aug 2026, 17:53

    Updated to include suspect name and arrest details, and clarified casualty figure attribution.

  3. Version 319 Aug 2026, 12:53

    Attributed the injury figure and setting to the reporting outlets and presented the differing descriptions of the setting as a sourced comparison.

  4. Version 219 Aug 2026, 09:57

    Restructured to lead with the shooting and those affected rather than the arrest, moved the named suspect to a single later mention, and removed the developing-story line.

  5. Version 119 Aug 2026, 13:23current

    First published.

  6. Version 119 Aug 2026, 09:55

    First published.

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