Three sustained life-threatening injuries, and others were hurt in the ensuing chaos. Two subjects were in custody, according to the police.
Seven people were shot and several more were injured in a shooting that took place outside a high school graduation ceremony in Richmond, Va., on Tuesday evening, the authorities said.
The shooting took place just before 5:15 p.m. outside the Altria Theater, Rick Edwards, the acting chief of the Richmond Police Department, said at a news conference on Tuesday evening. He said officers inside the venue had heard gunshots and responded to the scene, where they had found “multiple victims suffering from gunshot wounds.”
Three of those who were shot sustained life-threatening injuries, Chief Edwards said. The authorities did not discuss any potential motive or whether the shooting was connected to the graduation.
