Three people were killed and three others were injured during gunfire in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, about 60 miles south of Washington, D.C., a sheriff said Tuesday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
No suspect has been identified, and nobody is in custody, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident was still characterized as an “active shooter situation” Tuesday night, Maj. Elizabeth Scott of the Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office said at a news conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“At this point in time I don\u2019t know that we have any suspects in custody, so we\u2019re asking the public to please stay clear of the area, let the investigators do their job,” the major said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Residents near the shooting should stay indoors, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Public schools in nearby Fredericksburg<\/a> are scheduled to open two hours behind schedule Wednesday to allow for preparations that will enable staff to provide “care and support … during this difficult time,” the city school district said in a statement.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Scott said it wasn’t clear if two or three people who were seen being questioned were suspects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “This is about as bad as it can get with six people shot right now,” Scott said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The victims were hospitalized in unknown condition, and their ages were unavailable, Sheriff Roger L. Harris said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Upon arrival, deputies found multiple subjects shot,” he said. “No suspect(s) have been apprehended at this time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n The violence was reported about 5:30 p.m. in the area of Old Greenwich Circle in Spotsylvania County, Harris he sheriff said. That’s about 56 miles south of Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scott said investigators at the scene, Virginia State Police and nearby Fredericksburg police were trying to figure out what happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “Multiple investigators are still there trying to determine who the suspects were and what the motive is,” she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n