A VICTIM of the University of Virginia shooting was sent a heartbreaking final text by his dad shortly before he was killed. D'Sean Perry died in an on-campus shooting on Sunday evening, just hours after his father told him ...keep on working....
GettyVirginia Cavaliers linebacker D'Sean Perry was one of three college football stars killed on board a charter bus late Sunday '/ '
APAlleged gunman Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. fired the deadly shots onboard a bus '/ '
APThe students had just returned to campus after going to see a play about the death of Emmett Till in Washington, D.C. '/ '
APCavaliers wide receivers Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr. were also killed in the shooting '/ ' The football star's teammates, Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr., were also killed after a gunman opened fire on their coach as it returned from a field trip. Sean Perry said he texted his son following his UVA game on Saturday evening, writing: ...Everything good sir? Just checking up.... The linebacker replied: ...Yea, you watched the game today?... He then messaged his son the next day to say some words of encouragement: ...Keep on working.... Read more on the UVA shooting
DEADLY PLAN UVA 'shooter waited until return to campus before fatal attack killing three' His final message, sent at 11:17pm local time, read, ...Yo good up there?... but D'Sean did not reply. Perry's father tweeted on Tuesday: ...I know my son was calling for help. I couldn't help my son. I know he was calling somebody.... He added: ...God has the ultimate last word. D'Sean rest easy my 'son '. Your journey here has been nothing 'but ' amazing son. ...We always knew you were special & God lend you to us. You definitely finished what you started out to do.... Most read in The US Sun 'OMG' Wheel of Fortune fans lust over 'prettiest player ever' with wild link to show NIGHT STALKER? Dad fears chilling link with daughter's rapist & JonBenet Ramsey murder ILLEGALLY HOT I'm a female cop - people think I'm too hot to be police & my uniform is fake BREATH IT IN Today's Al Roker reduced to appearing in pre-recorded segment after absence SUNNY'S SNUB The View's Sunny Hostin throws Joy Behar under the bus in brutal moment BITE HORROR Shark attack victim's final moments after suffering 'unsurvivable blood loss' UVA canceled its final home football game of the season Wednesday. That came on the same day suspected shooter Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 22, was due in court for his first hearing. Police said Jones joined a group on the field trip from the Charlottesville campus to see a play in Washington, D.C. about the death and legacy of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old boy whose 1955 lynching fueled the Civil Rights movement. When their bus arrived back on campus, authorities have said Jones opened fire, killing Davis Jr., Perry and Chandler and wounding two more. He allegedly uttered the chilling words, ...You guys are always messing with me,'... before executing three of his ex-teammates. Virginia football coach Tony Elliott said Davis was gentle but passionate, with a smile that lit up a room. Perry was probably the most interesting guy on the roster, the coach said, a dedicated player but also a studio art major who shaped pots out of clay, liked to draw and listened to classical music. Chandler transferred in from Wisconsin and had yet to play at Virginia. "He just was a big kid. Smiled all the time. Loved to dance. Loved to sing. Loved to compete, even though the guys revealed that he wasn't very good at video games, but he thought he was," Elliott said. "But he loved to compete." Suspect Jones — who police have said was able to flee the shooting scene \- setting off a manhunt and 12-hour campus lockdown. He now faces three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of malicious wounding and additional gun-related charges. University President Jim Ryan said Monday that authorities did not have a "full understanding" of the motive behind the shooting. Court documents filed so far in the matter have offered no additional insight. Jones was a member of the football team during the 2018 season, a one-semester walk-on, according to athletics director Carla Williams. In interviews, his father expressed confusion and astonishment and apologized to the victims' families. He had a ...fractured... upbringing, according to local reports. Read More on The US Sun
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