{"id":1789,"date":"2022-11-16T22:43:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T22:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=1789"},"modified":"2022-11-16T22:43:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T22:43:33","slug":"virginia-cancels-coastal-carolina-game-after-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/brusselsindependent\/virginia-cancels-coastal-carolina-game-after-shooting\/2022\/11\/16\/hasan\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia cancels Coastal Carolina game after shooting"},"content":{"rendered":"

CHARLOTTEVILLE, <\/span>Va.<\/span> (AP)<\/span>\u2013<\/span> Virginia<\/span> announced<\/span> his<\/span> No.<\/span> 23<\/span> Coastal<\/span> canceled<\/span> the<\/span> game<\/span> against<\/span> Carolina.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> school<\/span> said<\/span> Wednesday<\/span> that<\/span> it<\/span> has<\/span> yet<\/span> to<\/span> decide<\/span> whether<\/span> the<\/span> Cavaliers<\/span> will<\/span> play<\/span> their<\/span> traditional<\/span> final<\/span> game<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> regular<\/span> season<\/span> at<\/span> Virginia<\/span> Tech<\/span> on<\/span> Nov.<\/span> 26.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Former<\/span> player<\/span> Christopher<\/span> Darnell<\/span> Jones<\/span> Jr.<\/span> is<\/span> accused<\/span> of<\/span> shooting<\/span> and<\/span> killing<\/span> starting<\/span> wide<\/span> receiver<\/span> Lovell<\/span> Davis<\/span> Jr.,<\/span> reserve<\/span> wide<\/span> receiver<\/span> Devin<\/span> Chandler<\/span> and<\/span> linebacker<\/span> Di<\/span> Killing<\/span> Sean<\/span> Perry.<\/span> been<\/span> accused.<\/span> Jones<\/span> faces<\/span> three<\/span> counts<\/span> of<\/span> second-degree<\/span> murder,<\/span> two<\/span> counts<\/span> of<\/span> malicious<\/span> bodily<\/span> injury<\/span> and<\/span> an<\/span> additional<\/span> gun-related<\/span> count,<\/span> and<\/span> is<\/span> being<\/span> held<\/span> without<\/span> bail.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Sports<\/span> director<\/span> Carla<\/span> Williams<\/span> said<\/span> NCAA<\/span> rules<\/span> are<\/span> “permissive”<\/span> in<\/span> allowing<\/span> schools<\/span> to<\/span> move<\/span> teams<\/span> to<\/span> player<\/span> funerals.<\/span> Davis<\/span> is<\/span> from<\/span> Dorchester,<\/span> South<\/span> Carolina,<\/span> and<\/span> Chandler<\/span> is<\/span> from<\/span> North<\/span> Carolina.<\/span> A<\/span> native<\/span> of<\/span> Huntersville,<\/span> State,<\/span> Perry<\/span> was<\/span> from<\/span> Miami.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“We<\/span> will<\/span> do<\/span> everything<\/span> we<\/span> can<\/span> to<\/span> help<\/span> our<\/span> players<\/span> recover<\/span> and<\/span> support<\/span> the<\/span> families<\/span> of<\/span> our<\/span> three<\/span> players,”<\/span> Williams<\/span> said<\/span> Tuesday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>First-year<\/span> coach<\/span> Tony<\/span> Elliott<\/span> said<\/span> his<\/span> goal<\/span> since<\/span> Chute<\/span> was<\/span> to<\/span> keep<\/span> the<\/span> team<\/span> as<\/span> cohesive<\/span> as<\/span> possible,<\/span> and<\/span> he’ll<\/span> let<\/span> the<\/span> players<\/span> coach<\/span> him.<\/span> Colleges<\/span> focus<\/span> on<\/span> athletes’<\/span> mental<\/span> health<\/span> after<\/span> crisis<\/span>
\n<\/span>College<\/span> football<\/span> tips:<\/span>
\n<\/span>His<\/span> two<\/span> high-stakes<\/span> showdowns<\/span> at<\/span> Pac-12<\/span>
\n<\/span>SEC<\/span> Resources,<\/span> Appropriate<\/span> Personnel<\/span> to<\/span> Help<\/span> Quickly<\/span> Restore<\/span> Program<\/span>
\n<\/span>The murdered soccer<\/span> player<\/span> is\u00a0remembered<\/span> as<\/span> funny,<\/span> cute<\/span> and<\/span> ambitious<\/span>
\n<\/span>“My<\/span> first<\/span> thought<\/span> would<\/span> be<\/span> to<\/span> be<\/span> sensitive<\/span> to<\/span> what<\/span> the<\/span> young<\/span> men<\/span> want<\/span> to<\/span> do<\/span> with<\/span> regard<\/span> to<\/span> their<\/span> teammates.<\/span> If<\/span> the<\/span> team<\/span> decides<\/span> to<\/span> attend<\/span> the<\/span> funeral,<\/span> they<\/span> say,<\/span> ‘This<\/span> is<\/span> so<\/span> much<\/span> bigger<\/span> than<\/span> football,<\/span> so<\/span> I<\/span> I<\/span> won’t<\/span> let<\/span> that<\/span> get<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> way.<\/span> It’s<\/span> the<\/span> living<\/span> situation<\/span> here.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>The<\/span> Cavaliers<\/span> won’t<\/span> be<\/span> practising<\/span> this<\/span> week,<\/span> and<\/span> Elliott<\/span> said<\/span> he<\/span> hasn’t<\/span> been<\/span> thinking<\/span> about<\/span> the<\/span> game<\/span> since<\/span> Sunday,<\/span> instead<\/span> focusing<\/span> on<\/span> his<\/span> team<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> family<\/span> involved.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“At<\/span> that<\/span> point,<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> series<\/span> of<\/span> events<\/span> and<\/span> timings,<\/span> I<\/span> focused<\/span> on<\/span> loving<\/span> my<\/span> players,<\/span> comforting<\/span> my<\/span> family,<\/span> and<\/span> not<\/span> affecting<\/span> the<\/span> members<\/span> of<\/span> my<\/span> team.”<\/span> It’s<\/span> something<\/span> that<\/span> no<\/span> one<\/span> tries<\/span> to<\/span> deal<\/span> with<\/span> until<\/span> it’s<\/span> in.<\/span> For<\/span> me,<\/span> the<\/span> focus<\/span> is<\/span> not<\/span> over<\/span> today.<\/span> \u201d<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Williams<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> university<\/span> has<\/span> provided<\/span> several<\/span> advisors<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> team<\/span> and<\/span> other<\/span> student-athletes,<\/span> and<\/span> Elliott<\/span> became<\/span> emotional<\/span> when<\/span> he<\/span> described<\/span> the<\/span> team<\/span> briefing<\/span> starting<\/span> Sunday.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“The<\/span> first<\/span> meeting<\/span> was<\/span> really,<\/span> really<\/span> hard.<\/span> It’s<\/span> really,<\/span> really,<\/span> really<\/span> hard,”<\/span> he<\/span> said<\/span> Tuesday,<\/span> before<\/span> stopping<\/span> and<\/span> calming<\/span> himself<\/span> down.<\/span> to<\/span> celebrate<\/span> the<\/span> lives<\/span> of<\/span> Lovell,<\/span> DeShawn<\/span> and<\/span> Devin.”<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Elliott<\/span> attended<\/span> a<\/span> press<\/span> conference<\/span> after<\/span> visiting<\/span> the<\/span> hospital<\/span> were<\/span> running<\/span> back<\/span> Mike<\/span> Hollins,<\/span> who<\/span> was<\/span> injured<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> attack,<\/span> was<\/span> undergoing<\/span> a<\/span> second<\/span> surgery<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday.<\/span> Hollins<\/span> was<\/span> taken<\/span> off<\/span> the<\/span> ventilator<\/span> on<\/span> Tuesday<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> receive<\/span> visits<\/span> from<\/span> family<\/span> and<\/span> friends,<\/span> said<\/span> Joe<\/span> Gipson,<\/span> a<\/span> spokesman<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> family.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>“He’s<\/span> conscious,<\/span> he’s<\/span> active,<\/span> it’s<\/span> all<\/span> positive,”<\/span> Gipson<\/span> said.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>A<\/span> fifth<\/span> student,<\/span> who<\/span> was<\/span> not<\/span> a<\/span> member<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> soccer<\/span> team,<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> injured<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> shooting.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

CHARLOTTEVILLE, Va. (AP)\u2013 Virginia announced his No. 23 Coastal canceled the game against Carolina. The school said Wednesday that it has yet to decide whether the Cavaliers will play their traditional final game of the regular season at Virginia Tech on Nov. 26. Former player Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. is accused of shooting and killing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1790,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[1,252],"tags":[275,36,269,270,271,272,273,274],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1000-1.jpg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1789"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1791,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1789\/revisions\/1791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1789"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1789"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1789"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}