Overview
- One person was killed and two were injured when a gunman opened fire inside Constant Hall at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning; the shooter also died.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, a former Army National Guard member who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to support ISIS and was released from federal custody in December 2024.
- The FBI has categorized the case as a terrorism investigation, with Director Kash Patel saying the Joint Terrorism Task Force is embedded with local law enforcement.
- U.S. Army Cadet Command confirmed two victims are ROTC-affiliated; Virginia’s governor later identified the deceased instructor as Lt. Col. Brandon Shah.
- Students are credited with subduing the assailant, though officials have not confirmed the exact manner of his death, and the university canceled classes through Friday and offered counseling resources.