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It’s a bye-week for the University of Virginia football team, but big developments on- and off-field are still to come.
Sentencing for the murders of Devin Chandler, D’Sean Perry, and Lavel Davis Jr. began November 17, just four days after the three-year anniversary of the on-Grounds shooting. Two additional students, Mike Hollins and Marlee Morgan, were wounded, but survived. Chandler, Perry, Davis, and Hollins were all members of the football team at the time of the shooting. The defendant, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., pleaded guilty to three counts of first degree murder, two counts of malicious wounding, and five counts of using a firearm in the commission of a felony last November.
The final day of sentencing is set for November 21. A more detailed look at the hearings and sentence will be included in next week’s C-VILLE.
As the university community awaits Jones’ sentencing, UVA’s football program is at its strongest in recent memory under Coach Tony Elliott.
With a return to form 34-17 victory over Duke on November 15, the Hoos bumped back up to No. 19 in the AP poll and are ranked second in the ACC, just behind Georgia Tech. The Cavs will play their regular season finale against rival Virginia Tech at Scott Stadium on November 29.
