Former University of Virginia student accused of killing three football players, injuring two others during a Filming 2022 pleaded guilty Wednesday to all charges and could spend the rest of his life in prison.

Christopher Darnell Jones Jr.25, was accused of opening fire aboard a charter bus as he and other students returned from a day trip to Washington, DC. Devin Chandler, Lavel Davis and D’Sean Perry were killed and two other students were injured.

Jones pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, two counts of aggravated wounding with intent and five counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony . He faces a maximum sentence of five life sentences plus 23 years, according to a university news release.

Jones was a former member of the 2018 Virginia football team, but did not appear in any games.

He was due to stand trial early next year. He is now scheduled to appear at a four-day sentencing hearing beginning Feb. 4 in Albemarle County Circuit Court.

“Today we came face to face with the person who MURDERED our son, our daughters’ brother, my granddaughter’s uncle, a nephew, a cousin, a friend and a teammate,” Perry’s family said in a statement. “It is now in God’s hands. … I pray for all the families involved and I pray for all the hearts of those affected by this horrible tragedy.”

A fourth football player, running back Mike Hollins, was injured in the shooting, as was another student on the trip, Marlee Morgan. They recovered from their injuries and Hollins later returned to play for the football team.

Prosecutors said there was no indication Jones knew the victims before the day of the shooting.

This article was originally published on USA TODAY: Former student pleads guilty to murder of 3 UVA football players