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Coach Schiano Addresses Violence at Virginia University

Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano opened his weekly press conference by sending out well wishes and consolation to those mourning the loss of three Virginia University football players who were…

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EAST LANSING, MI – NOVEMBER 12: Rutgers Scarlet Knights head coach Greg Schiano looks on during a college football game between the Michigan State Spartans and Rutgers Scarlet Knights on November 12, 2022 at Spartan Stadium in East Lansing, MI (Photo by Adam Ruff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Rutgers Head Coach Greg Schiano opened his weekly press conference by sending out well wishes and consolation to those mourning the loss of three Virginia University football players who were gunned down on Sunday evening in Charlottesville by an ex-player.

"I wish our prayers and thoughts to all those down at UVA. The victims and their families. It's a tragedy."

According to multiple reports the suspect, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., an ex-football player at the University of Virginia, was arrested Monday morning and faces three charges of second-degree murder and three counts of using a handgun in the commission of a felony.

Police have not released or named a motive for the attack.

According to CNN, "Those killed were Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry, university President Jim Ryan said. The two wounded students are being treated at UVA Medical Center, with one in critical condition and the other in good condition, he said, declining to name them."

The attack took place on a bus that had returned to campus from Washington D.C. after the class had attended a play in the Nation's Capital.

Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.