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.
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Five shot near Virginia State University residence halls; police say 19-year-old arrested on campus
Chesterfield County Police said officers found five people with gunshot wounds in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street early on Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, and later arrested Camron Harris, 19, whom they said is not a VSU student.
Officials and university say five injured in shooting near Virginia State dorms
Virginia State University said a campuswide lockdown imposed after the early-morning shooting in Ettrick, Virginia, was lifted hours later.
Five injured in shooting outside Virginia State University residence halls
Police found five people with gunshot wounds early Saturday, August 15, and the Ettrick campus was locked down until about 8:30 a.m., UPI reported.
Five people shot on Virginia State University campus in Petersburg
University police said the shooting happened in the quad annexes early on August 15, 2026, and the campus was briefly locked down.