Three University of Virginia football players were killed in a shooting on Sunday and a former Cavaliers football player has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder.

Linebacker D’Sean Perry, wide receiver Lavel Davis Jr. and wide receiver Devin Chandler were shot to death Sunday night, UVA police chief Tim Longo announced at a Monday morning news conference.

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., the suspect in the shooting, was captured in Henrico County, where he lived before moving with his family to Petersburg, Virginia, police confirmed to USA TODAY Network and later announced publicly.

“This is a sad, shocking and tragic day for our UVA community,” University of Virginia President Jim Ryan said.

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