Overview
- One university instructor was killed and two people were wounded, including an ROTC trainee in critical condition; the shooter also died.
- The FBI says ROTC students overpowered the attacker, crediting their actions and a rapid police response with saving lives.
- Agents linked the suspect to a 2016 guilty plea for attempting to support ISIS and say he was imprisoned from 2017 until his 2024 release.
- Investigators report the assailant shouted “Allahu Akbar” during the attack in ODU’s business school building around 10:45 a.m.
- Officials are assessing potential ideological and personal motives as part of a terror probe set against heightened U.S. threat concerns tied to the war in Iran.