Shooting at Virginia State University: A Harrowing Start to a New Year The tranquil campus of Virginia State University in Ettrick, Virginia, was transformed into a crime scene on Saturday morning when multiple suspects opened fire, leaving five students wounded.
The incident has sent shockwaves through the academic community, raising questions about safety and security measures at historically Black universities.
Classes are set to begin on Monday, but the university's Quad Annexes were eerily quiet as campus police and Chesterfield County police scrambled to investigate the shooting.