Charlottesville, Va. (Newsradiowrva.com) - The University of Virginia has announced the logistics for the memorial event on Saturday. The event will remember football players Devin Chandler, D'Sean Perry, and Lavel Davis, Jr., whom were killed on a bus Sunday evening. The event will take place at 3:30, the time UVA Football was supposed to kick off against Coastal Carolina.
The memorial will take place at John Paul Jones Arena. The event is open to all and will also be live-streamed.
Doors will open at 2 p.m. Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Overflow seating will be available at Klöckner Stadium (dress appropriately since seating is outside) and in Old Cabell Hall Auditorium. These venues will also open at 2 p.m.
The clear bag policy will be in effect at all three locations, and all guests will be screened. Walk-through and hand-held metal detectors will be the primary means of screening. For more information about the policy, please click here.
Parking will be available in the John Paul Jones Arena parking lot and garage, the West Lot (across the street from the arena), the Emmet/Ivy Parking Garage (a 10-minute walk to the arena), and the Scott Stadium parking lots. The University Transit Service will operate its normal fare-free weekend routes throughout Grounds. The arena is served by the Gold Line and Silver Line.
A live broadcast of the ceremony will be shown at Mt. Zion First African Baptist Church located at 105 Lankford Avenue. Doors will open at 2:00 p.m.
