US EditionGunman in fatal Old Dominion University shooting identified as Mohamed Jalloh, a convicted ISIS supporter: Report
Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, released in 2024 after an 11-year sentence for supporting ISIS, targeted ROTC students in a shooting that killed one and injured two at Old Dominion University.
- An armed man opened fire inside Constant Hall just before 10:49 a.m. on March 12, 2026; one person was killed, two wounded, and the shooter was found dead.
- According to the Justice Department, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, of Sterling, Virginia, pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to ISIS and was released from federal custody in December 2024.
- Students intervened and subdued the shooter before law enforcement arrived, which FBI Director Kash Patel said 'undoubtedly saved lives'; police received calls at 10:43 a.m., arriving four minutes later, and an alert urged 'run-hide-fight protocols' near Constant Hall.
- FBI Director Kash Patel said the FBI is investigating the shooting as terrorism with the Joint Terrorism Task Force, while ATF and FBI Norfolk agents support the response and two wounded U.S. Army victims were treated at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
- Old Dominion's enrollment data show about 24,000 students, nearly 30% military-affiliated, while the gunman targeted ROTC students days before a weeklong school break beginning Monday.
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University Shooting Probed as Act of Terrorism
Fifteen months after walking out of prison, a man once convicted of trying to aid ISIS carried out a deadly shooting now being probed as terrorism at Old Dominion University, authorities say. Federal authorities have identified the shooter who killed one person and injured two others at the Virginia school...
The suspect was intercepted by students, according to the U.S. Federal Police. He is said to be a former 36-year-old National Guard member who pleaded guilty to attempted IS support in 2016, according to several U.S. media.
Known Wolf - Former Convicted ISIS Sympathizer Opens Fire at Old Dominion University, Killing Professor Wounding Two
How was this previously convicted ISIS supporter allowed out of prison and not deported? A ridiculously avoidable terrorist incident has unfolded at Old Dominion University in Virginia. Mohamed Jalloh was born in Sierra Leone, became a naturalized US citizen, was radicalized by al-Qaeda, was then convicted for providing material support to ISIS in 2017 and […] The post Known Wolf – Former Convicted ISIS Sympathizer Opens Fire at Old Dominion Un…
Washington, 12 Mar (EFE).- A man with alleged ties to the terrorist group Islamic State (IS) perpetrated a shooting at Old Dominion University, Virginia, United States, in which one person was killed and two others injured. The FBI reported that the attacker also died and announced that he investigates the case as “an act of terrorism.” At a press conference, Special Agent Domonique Evans identified the shooter as Mohamed Jalloh and noted that h…
FBI Norfolk Field Office Holds Press Conference on Virginia Shooting Investigation
The FBI Norfolk Field Office and other officials hold a press conference at 5:30 p.m. ET on March 12 regarding the investigation into a shooting at Old Dominion University in Virginia. ...
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