Virginia State University officer critically wounded in shooting near campus, officials say

PETERSBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia State University says a police officer has been critically wounded in a shooting near the VSU campus. The university said the officer was taken to VCU Medical Center early Sunday with life-threatening injuries. The shooting happened at about 1:34 a.m. when an on-duty VSU police officer responded to a disturbance at the campus in Petersburg, Virginia. The suspect ran off campus before shots were fired, injuring the VSU officer. The suspect remains at large. VSU Police Chief David Bragg said the campus remains on lockdown as a precaution, the university said, and police continue to investigate.