{
  "id": 1173665,
  "title": "19-yr-old held after Virginia University shooting wounds 5; hid in dorm closet",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/19-yr-old-held-after-virginia-university-shooting-wounds-5-hid-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T01:54:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/19-year-old-held-after-virginia-state-university-shooting-leaves-5-wounded-found-in-dorm-closet/articleshow/133268865.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Saturday night, a 19-year-old man named Camron Harris was arrested and charged with shooting five individuals at Virginia State University, according to police. The victims ranged in age from 17 to 23, with one of them, a 21-year-old man, suffering critical injuries. Harris was found hiding in a dormitory closet, though he is not a student at the university. Four of the five injured individuals were also non-students. The university, a historically Black institution, has around 5,700 students and was the first fully state-supported four-year college for Black Americans. A campus lockdown was implemented in response to the shooting, which was subsequently lifted. Harris is facing eight felony warrants, including allegations of malicious wounding and firearm use during a felony. The motive for the shooting remains unknown. Police are continuing to search for any additional suspects involved in the incident.",
  "summary": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Virginia State University shooting: First official update out on ‘multiple suspects’ as 5 injured",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/virginia-state-university-shooting-first-official-update-out-on",
        "published": "2026-08-15T13:16:42.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "Five shot outside Virginia State University residence halls, one critically wounded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/five-shot-outside-virginia-state-university-residence-halls-one",
        "published": "2026-08-15T18:44:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}