UVA Shooting Suspect’s Father Shares Details of His Last Visit
The father of the man suspected of opening fire at the University of Virginia is sharing details about his son’s last visit. Chris Jones Sr. spoke with WTKR about his reaction when police told him his son, Christopher…
The father of the man suspected of opening fire at the University of Virginia is sharing details about his son’s last visit.
Chris Jones Sr. spoke with WTKR about his reaction when police told him his son, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., was suspected of committing the Crime.
“My heart goes out to their families. I don’t know what to say, except I’m sorry, on his behalf, and I apologize,” Chris Jones Sr. said.
The outlet noted when Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. was not on campus, he stayed at an apartment with his father as well as his grandmother.
According to Chris Jones Sr., it has been roughly a month since he saw his son.
When he came home to do laundry, Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. talked to his father about what was going on at school.
“Yeah he was real paranoid, when I talked to him, about some things. He wouldn’t tell me everything,” Chris Jones Sr. said.
He added, “He said some people were picking on him or whatever, he didn’t know how to handle it. I just told him to just go to school, don’t pay them no mind, do what you got to do, you only got one more year.”
Opening up about his son’s early years, Chris Jones Sr. told the outlet, “Me and his mother separated when he was five. I was out of his life for 11 years.”
He went on to ask, “What happened? Why did it have to get this far? He could have called me.”
Christopher Darnell Jones Jr. is currently facing