Police arrested a 19-year-old found hiding in a dormitory closet at Virginia State University in connection with an overnight campus shooting

Five people were shot outside Virginia State University dormitories early on Saturday. The attack triggered a campus lockdown and clouded the start of the academic year.

Five people were shot near Virginia State University dorms early Saturday, prompting a lockdown and large police response as investigators search for multiple suspects.

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.

A shooting involving multiple suspects near Virginia State University dormitories injured five people early on Saturday. The attack triggered an hours-long campus lockdown just before classes, intensifying concern as the investigation continues.

Aug. 15 (UPI) -- Five people were injured by multiple shooters at Virginia State University in Ettrick, Va., early Saturday morning.

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