Overview
- Police said one university-affiliated person was killed and two were hospitalized after gunfire in Constant Hall, and the assailant also died.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, a former Army National Guard member released from federal custody in 2024 after an ISIS-support conviction.
- FBI Director Kash Patel credited students with subduing the attacker and said the Joint Terrorism Task Force is coordinating with Norfolk police and the ATF.
- U.S. Army Cadet Command confirmed the two wounded victims were enrolled in ODU’s ROTC program, and officials reported their conditions as stable.
- ODU issued an all-clear around 12:15 p.m., canceled classes and operations through Friday, and provided counseling as investigators work to determine motive and how the suspect died.