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Police Arrest Camron Harris in VSU Shooting Investigation

8/18/2026

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Police arrested 19-year-old Camron Harris for the Virginia State University shooting that injured five people, including a 21-year-old in critical condition.
Detectives pinged Harris's phone, confirmed his Instagram account, and found him, not a VSU student, hiding in a dorm closet 14 hours later.
Court filings show he posted a story minutes before the attack, messaged “We js got the shootin,” and now faces eight felony counts, held without bond.

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Police arrested 19-year-old Camron Harris for the Virginia State University shooting that injured five people, including a 21-year-old in critical condition.
Detectives pinged Harris's phone, confirmed his Instagram account, and found him, not a VSU student, hiding in a dorm closet 14 hours later.
Court filings show he posted a story minutes before the attack, messaged “We js got the shootin,” and now faces eight felony counts, held without bond.