Suspected U-Va. gunman had troubled childhood, but then flourished

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Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 22, is suspected of killing three and injuring two others at the University of Virginia

Jones, who is listed in U-Va.’s student directory as an undergraduate in the College of Arts & Sciences, spent his early years living in Richmond public housing complexes, where it was often too dangerous to play outside, the Richmond-Times Dispatch reported. At night, while his mother worked, Jones was sometimes responsible for feeding his three siblings, walking to nearby grocery stores to pick up Ramen noodles or bologna.

When he reached sixth grade, his family moved to Varina, 10 miles outside Richmond. There, he found mentors, especially through football, but his relationship with his mother fell apart.In search of a “new start” in 2016, he moved to Petersburg to live with his grandmother, Mary Jones. The story reported that over the next two years, mentors “helped him let go of his anger.”

on the University of Virginia website. He belonged to the National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society and served as president of both the Key Club and Jobs for Virginia Graduates program.On Monday, Richardson told a Post reporter that he could not speak about Jones while he was being sought by police.

Four years ago, Richardson was immensely proud of what the teen had achieved. He was the only senior at Petersburg who planned to attend the University of Virginia, where he was listed on

 

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yeah washington post earned a block for this one

Absolutely horrible title

Holy ratio.

What in the hell sort of headline is this?!?

This some bull shit no cap.

Flourished into a cold blooded killer. There, fixed it for you. You clowns are apologists for school shooters of a particular race I see.

Journalism does in Darkness, and in puff pieces for murderers of a certain pigment that don’t fit the narrative.

When was the flourishing when he murdered people? So confused

I would rather hear about the lives the three that he killed were flourishing, and now they aren't. Prayers to their families.

If he is flourishing them I must be mega ultra super dooper succeeding

TonyBrunoShow 'He was on our radar'..... Every single time.

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'then flourished?' Which other horrific criminals should we apply this formulation to?

..a nd?

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