Seven people were shot following a high school graduation Tuesday in Virginia, according to police who said three people were seriously injured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two suspects are in custody, according to Richmond interim police chief Rick Edwards<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The shooting<\/a> occurred at about 5:15 p.m., just as the graduation ceremony for Huguenot High School in Richmond was concluding. Police responded to the scene inside and outside Altria Theater, where the ceremony was held.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Richmond Public Schools official Matthew Stanley said the shooting happened at Monroe Park, which is across the street<\/a> from the theater on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University. Text alerts were sent urging people to stay inside and avoid the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “The Richmond Police and VCU Police Departments, with support from Virginia State Police and Henrico Police, are on scene near the Altria Theater for a shooting incident, the university said in a campus wide alert<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “There is no ongoing threat to the community but there is a heavy police presence at Monroe Park.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Three schools were scheduled to hold their graduation ceremonies Tuesday at Altria Theater, according to the school district’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We have canceled a graduation ceremony from another school scheduled later this evening,” the website stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The district also announced that all schools would be closed on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Tonight, after the Huguenot High School graduation ceremony, a shooting took place outside in Monroe Park. Out of an abundance of caution, RPS will close all schools tomorrow, Wednesday, June 7,” the district said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney told reporters Tuesday he was offering prayers to the victims, their families and to “the children” who expected to celebrate their graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This is tragic, but also traumatic because this is their graduation,” Stoney said. “The question that comes to mind right now is: Is nothing sacred any longer?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n