There was a shooting at Virginia State University with many shooters and five people hurt, so the campus was closed.

The shooting happened near student housing, and both university and county police are investigating. They found five people hurt by guns outside the dorms.

Police are looking into what happened.

The five people who were hurt were taken to the hospital, and one who was very badly hurt is now in critical condition. The others are not as badly hurt.

The university said many people were shooting. They asked people to stay away from the area.

The university said the police are investigating. They told students to stay away and follow police instructions.

There were many police on campus on Saturday. Other police groups were helping the county police.

The state police said the local police are in charge. The local police and university will give more information later.

Virginia State University is a school for Black students. It has about 5,700 students and was the first state school for Black Americans. Most students are undergraduates.

The shooting happened just before classes start. Students had just moved into the dorms, and classes start on Monday. Many students had just finished a program for new students.