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On a Day of Reflection, Tears and Tributes, Virginia Mourns Three of Its Own

The UVA community came together to honor the lives of Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis Jr. and D’Sean Perry.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — John Paul Jones Arena is normally a place of excitement, of fun, of thrilling fast breaks, game-winning buzzer beaters and roar-inducing three-pointers.

Built on a hill towering over the University of Virginia’s campus, the 16-year-old venue is a theater for basketball. There is history here—the good kind. Since opening in 2006, the Virginia men’s basketball team has won six conference titles here and in ’19 claimed the school’s first hoops national championship.

In its lobby, shimmering golden trophies sit within a glass case.