School board member Jonathan Young told Richmond TV station WWBT that graduates and other attendees were exiting the theater when they heard about 20 gunshots in rapid succession.

A 9-year-old was also hit by a car, police said. Two people are dead and five others injured after a shooting following a high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia, on Tuesday, police said.

Five others were wounded by the gunfire. A 19-year-old suspect tried to escape on foot but was arrested and will be charged with two counts of second-degree murder, according to police.

Several people were shot after a graduation ceremony by Huguenot High School in Richmond, Va., near the Virginia Commonwealth University campus.

Seven people were shot following a high school graduation Tuesday in Virginia, according to Richmond Police who said three people were seriously injured. Two suspects are in custody.

Police and school officials said that seven people were shot Tuesday after a high school graduation near Virginia Commonwealth University.

Multiple people were shot Tuesday afternoon outside a high school graduation event being held on campus at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, according to local reports. There are five confirmed victims,