The University of Virginia went into lockdown twice in two days following a manhunt and stabbing near Grounds.
The first lockdown occurred the morning of February 25, when UVA issued a shelter-in-place order to all community members. The alerts went out after 19-year-old Nyeem Hill fled an attempted traffic stop on Fontaine Avenue, then jumped out of his still-moving vehicle and ran on foot through Grounds. Albemarle County Police allegedly initiated the stop due to an expired inspection sticker, but Hill is currently wanted under a warrant for failure to appear in court for an unrelated incident.
UVA lifted the shelter in place at 1:42pm after information indicated Hill had left the area. He remains at-large at press time.
The university went into lockdown again, issuing a “RUN HIDE FIGHT” alert, on February 27, when a stabbing occurred at Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church. The victim, Clayton William Donne, was transported to the UVA Medical Center with critical injuries, but is now in stable condition.
University Police arrested 44-year-old Edward Conlin Lee the same afternoon in connection with the incident. He has been charged with malicious wounding and is set to appear in Charlottesville General District Court on April 10. The UVA shelter-in-place order was lifted following Lee’s apprehension.
Photo by Leigh Ann Speake.
