RICHMOND, Va. — (RICHMOND, Va.) -- A father and son were killed and several others were hurt in a mass shooting following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, police said.
The suspect, 19-year-old Ameri Ty-John Pollard, is in custody in connection with the shooting, which unfolded in a park on Tuesday after the Huguenot High School graduation ended in a nearby theater.
Pollard and Jackson knew each other and had an"ongoing dispute," Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said at a news conference Wednesday."I didn't know Shawn, but I shook his hand and wished him congratulations about 20 minutes before he died," Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras said at Wednesday's news conference."Those who did know Shawn described him as bubbly and the life of the party.
Several others suffered various injuries in connection to the shooting. Jackson's 9-year-old sister was hit by a car and hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
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