VSU campus mourns loss of students
Friends said Marvell Edmondson and Jauwan Holmes were last seen walking into the Appomattox River last weekend as part of a hazing ritual.
Friends said Marvell Edmondson and Jauwan Holmes were last seen walking into the Appomattox River last weekend as part of a hazing ritual.
Police said the hazing ritual that led to the drowning of two Virginia State University students in the Appomattox River.
On Wednesday, as the search entered its fifth day, a second body was found, officials announced at a press conference.
Chesterfield County and the Commonwealth are pulling out all their resources, including sonar, a helicopter and extensive manpower.
Watch reports from CBS 6 senior reporter Wayne Covil beginning on CBS 6 News at 5.
Jauwan Holmes and Marvell Edmondson, both from Hampton Roads, were reported missing Saturday.
Virginia State University students will have to pay more for college.
For the third night, divers suspended a search of the Appomattox River because of nightfall.
Witnesses told CBS 6 the students were involved in an “initiation ritual.”
Jauwan Holmes and Marvell Edmondson, both from Hampton Roads, were reported missing Saturday.
The university tweeted a message just before 9:15 p.m on Sunday.
Virginia State University released the names of the two students late Sunday.