Dorm closet standoff ends with VSU shooting suspect in custody

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A 19-year-old Camron Harris, not a VSU student, was found hiding in a dormitory closet at Virginia State University after a campus shooting that wounded five people. He was arrested and booked on four counts each of malicious wounding and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, held without bond as investigators pursue motive. The campus was put on lockdown; one victim was in critical condition, and authorities noted no immediate threat. The event is placed in the broader context of U.S. mass shootings, with a separate Kentucky shooting also reported on Saturday.
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