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Sentencing Begins in UVA Bus Shooting Case as Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. Faces Life Term

A five-day hearing will weigh victim impact statements before the judge sets the punishment.

Overview

  • Proceedings opened Monday in Charlottesville with a sentencing hearing scheduled to run five days.
  • Jones pleaded guilty in November 2024 to three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated malicious wounding, and five firearm offenses.
  • He could receive a life prison sentence under the charges to which he admitted guilt.
  • The Nov. 13, 2022 attack occurred on a charter bus returning from Washington, D.C., killing Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr., and D'Sean Perry and wounding Mike Hollins and Marlee Morgan.
  • Authorities have not released a motive, though a witness told police Jones targeted specific victims.