After players’ deaths, UVA cancels house ending
Virginia has canceled its game versus Coastal Carolina on Saturday after the shooting deaths of players Lavel Davis Jr., D’Sean Perry and Devin Chandler, the school revealed Wednesday.No decision has actually been made on the season finale versus Virginia Tech on Nov. 26 in Blacksburg.Davis, Perry, Chandler, running back Mike Hollins and another trainee were shot Sunday night after returning to school from a class field trip. Hollins survived however stays hospitalized after being shot in the back. The other trainee who made it through is thought about to be in excellent condition.The believed shooter is previous Virginia football player Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., who was detained by authorities Monday. Jones, 22, was denied bail during a court hearing Wednesday.Jones faces three counts of second-degree murder, 2 counts of destructive wounding and additional gun-related charges. Jones did not get in a plea Wednesday. Appearing by video link from jail, Jones told Albemarle General District Court Judge Kenneth Andrew Sneathern he prepares to work with an attorney, but the judge designated a public defender to represent him for the time being.2 Associated The judge likewise set a status hearing in the case for Dec. 8. In a press conference Tuesday, Virginia athletic director Carla Williams had stated her department would seek advice from coach Tony Elliott and the
group about playing Saturday’s game.”Obviously, they’re going through a lot, and we wish to ensure they’re included also. We’ll use our finest judgment,”Williams said.Coastal Carolina revealed assistance for the decision to cancel the game.”As much as we like gameday and the spirit it brings, there is a time when the sanctity of life and sustaining of a community take precedence. This is among those times,”Matt Hogue, Coastal Carolina’s vice president for intercollegiate sports, stated in a declaration.”We completely support the decision and will continue using our assistance and contribute however we can towards the recovery of our friends and coworkers at UVA.”Meanwhile, classes at Virginia resumed Wednesday. A campuswide occasion honoring the victims was in the works, and Perry’s family released a statement sharing their sorrow over his death. “Football and art was his passion, but the love that he had for his household, pals and his neighborhood
was shown time and time once again through his honest dedication,”the declaration read.”We genuinely appreciate the profusion of love and assistance from many people. We continue to keep the households of the other
victims of this senseless disaster in our prayer. “Gordon McKernan, a spokesperson for the Hollins family, also told ESPN’s Mark Schlabach that Hollins had emergency situation surgical treatment Sunday night to get rid of a bullet from his stomach. Physicians carried out a second surgical treatment to check for internal injuries and were motivated by what they discovered, McKernan said.McKernan said physicians got rid of Hollins from a ventilator after the second surgery.The Associated Press contributed to this report.