Police in Richmond, Virginia, are searching for the person responsible for a Tuesday shooting that took place during a high school graduation ceremony on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University.
According to the university’s safety alert system, shots were fired on the Monroe Park campus after 5pm Eastern time, near the Altria Theater.
VCU police said on Tuesday there’s no ongoing threat to the public.
Four people may have been wounded in the incident, mediareports, citing unnamed sources.
The shooting took place outside of Huguenot High School’s graduation ceremony, Richmond Public Schools told the station.
“This is heartbreaking,” congresswoman Jennifer McClellan of Virginia wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. “My staff & I are closely monitoring this situation. Praying for the safety of everyone involved. I encourage everyone who can to avoid the area.”