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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Johanna Chisholm

UVA shooting suspect Christopher Jones bought two guns after being denied

The Daily Progress/AP/UVA Police

The University of Virginia student accused of carrying out a mass shooting that left three student-athletes dead and two more injured reportedly legally purchased guns on two separate occasions after previously being denied.

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr, 22, reportedly first attempted to purchase a firearm in 2018, but was blocked because he was under the legal purchasing age of 21, Marlon Dance, the owner of the shop that made the sales, told CNN.

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