As of 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 27, the University of Virginia has lifted a “shelter-in-place” alert.
UVA had previously issued a safety alert at 4:49 p.m. saying there was an “active attacker” with a knife in the area of 100 Emmet St. South.
According to Kyle Ervin, a spokesperson for the Charlottesville Police Department, a possible suspect was detained and is being questioned.
Police are investigating a scene at 1908 Lewis Mountain Rd. Ervin said a victim was in critical condition and was transported to UVA Medical Center with an unknown number of stab wounds.
The police are processing the scene for evidence. Ervin recommended avoiding the area for the integrity of the scene and referred to UVA Police for the recommendations on safety. UVA’s final emergency alert described the situation as “stable” and said there would be no further updates.
This was the second time this week that UVA students received a shelter-in-place alert, as the university was locked down for about four hours on Tuesday, Feb. 25, as police searched the area for Nyeem Hill, a 19-year-old Scottsville resident who is wanted by Albemarle County Police. The lockdown was lifted when police said they believed Hill had left the area, but he was not apprehended.
The attacker in the Feb. 27 incident was described as a middle-aged white man wearing a white shirt, blue pants and white tennis shoes. He was previously described as wearing a red hoodie, according to the emergency alerts.
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