Three Virginia football players were killed in a shooting, allegedly by a former player from the school.

Wide receivers Lavel Davis Jr. and Devin Chandler and linebacker D'Sean Perry -- were confirmed by university president James E. Ryan as those killed Sunday night.

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. is the suspected shooter and was in custody Monday morning. 

Davis, a junior from Dorchester, South Carolina, had 16 catches for 371 yards and two touchdowns this season. As a freshman in 2020, he caught 20 passes for 515 yards and five TDs, averaging 25.8 yards per catch. He did not play during the 2021 season due to a knee injury that required surgery.

"Saddening, saddening news this morning," his cousin, Newberry College assistant coach Sean Lampkin, posted to Twitter on Monday. "God took one of his most kind, humble, loving soldiers off of the battlefield last night. Please pray for my family as we are devastated by the passing of my cousin Lavel Davis Jr."

Perry, a junior from Miami, had five tackles in three games this season, including two in Saturday's loss to Pitt. He had an 84-yard interception return for a touchdown during his freshman season in 2020.

Said Davis' father, Lavel Davis Sr., in a Facebook post: "Lord please help me."

Chandler, a junior from Huntersville, North Carolina, has not appeared in a game this season.