Rapid firing at Virginia Commonwealth University of US, 2 people killed, 5 injured who came to attend graduation ceremony

US Virginia School Open Firing: The incident of firing has come to light in Virginia, USA. Two people were killed and five were injured in a shooting at Virginia’s high school graduation ceremony. The police have also taken two people into custody. The incident took place on Tuesday evening at around 5:15 pm in Monroe Park in Richmond area of ​​Virginia.

According to the news agency Reuters crossfire Shortly before, the high school graduation ceremony took place at the Altria Theater in front of the park. this park Virginia Commonwealth University (Virginia Commonwealth University) is on the campus. crossfire The people killed had come to attend the ceremony. These include an 18-year-old youth and a 35-year-old man.

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Richmond Public School official Matthew Stanley said that another school’s graduation ceremony was to be held in the evening, but it was canceled after the incident. It is said that there was a schedule of graduation ceremonies of 3 schools at Altria Theater on Tuesday.

Virginia Commonwealth University had sent an alert at 5:15 pm, in which the incident at Monroe Park has been told. After about an hour, an alert came that there is no danger now. Richmond Mayor Levar M. Stoney issued a statement saying that police are monitoring the situation in Monroe Park. At present, it has been advised to avoid going to this area. Meanwhile, this year there have been more than 200 shooting incidents in America.

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