Students at Virginia State University were on lockdown for several hours early Saturday morning after a campus shooting.
The shooting took place shortly before 1:30 a.m. when officers found five people suffering from gunshot wounds outside of campus residence halls in the 3300 block of Boisseau Street, according to a university social media post.
The university said all five people were transported to hospitals.
One person is in critical condition and four others have non-life-threatening injuries, the university said.
The lockdown was lifted around 8 a.m.
The Chesterfield County police are leading the investigation into the shooting.
VSU is a historically Black university founded in 1882. The university is located in Chesterfield County, about 20 miles south of Richmond.
A map of the area is below.
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