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The University of Virginia remains undecided whether to continue to its football season in the wat of the shooting that killed three of its players.
Linebacker D'Sean Perry and wide receivers Devin Chandler and Lavel Davis Jr. were shot and killed on a charter bus after getting back to campus from a class field trip to Washington, D.C.
Former player Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 22, is accused of killing the three students and injuring two others.
In the wake of the tragedy, the team has yet to make a decision if it will continue with the scheduled football season.
'It will be a discussion with Coach and the team,' athletic director Carla Williams said Tuesday during a press conference alongside head coach Tony Elliott.
'Obviously they're going through a lot, and we want to make sure they're involved as well. We'll use our best judgment, but it will be soon. We'll make a decision soon.'
Christopher Darnell Jones Jr.,22 (pictured), is alleged to have killed three members of the football team. His father has said Jones Jr. was 'paranoid' and said people had been 'picking on him' weeks before his campus gun rampage
Athletic Director Carla Williams said Tuesday that the team had not yet decided if it will continue with the remainder of the football season in the wake of the tragedy
The Cavaliers are currently scheduled to face Coastal Carolina on Saturday.
Running back Mike Hollins was also shot and remains in critical condition after undergoing a second surgery on Tuesday morning.
Elliot revealed he had spent the day at the hospital but could not provide an update on Hollins' condition. However, WBRZ reported that the player had been upgraded to stable condition and was 'doing great'.
The Cavaliers did not practice on Monday or Tuesday but Elliott revealed he had met with the team both days, first to grieve together and then to celebrate the lives of the players they lost.
'The first meeting was really, really tough. Really, really, really tough,' Elliott said. 'Today was much better. We were able to transition from the pain to finding a little bit of joy and celebrating the lives of Lavel, D'Sean and Devin.'
Virginia is 3-7, having lost its last three games and is scheduled to finish its season on Nov. 26 against Virginia Tech.
Coach Tony Elliott revealed he had met with the team both Monday and Tuesday
The violence erupted near a parking garage just after 10:15 p.m. Sunday as a bus full of students returned to Charlottesville
Pictured: A bullet hole through the window of a tour bus where the players were killed
Hokies head coach Brent Pry revealed that the rival team is planning a tribute to the players who died.
Elliot insisted his priority focus is his players and their needs during the upsetting time. He said he was open to taking them to their teammates' funeral but they have not yet been arranged.
'My initial thoughts are to be sensitive of whatever the young men desire to do as it relates to their teammates. … Not only is this community impacted, but I think about the community in North Carolina, the
