Five wounded in shooting at Virginia State University

A shooting at a university campus in the US state of Virginia has wounded five people and led to an hours-long lockdown.

The shooting early on Saturday morning occurred near Virginia State University’s Quad Annexes, the school said in a statement.

It involved multiple suspects and injured five people, all of whom are hospitalised, including one in critical condition, according to the university.

The school announced at 8:21am (12:21 GMT) that an earlier campus-wide lockdown had been lifted, while a “significant law enforcement presence” remains on campus as part of an ongoing investigation. It encouraged anyone with information about the incident to contact Chesterfield County Police, which is leading the investigation.

The shooting took place just two days before the university’s fall semester is due to start.