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Number on gun used in fatal Old Dominion shooting was obliterated, law enforcement official says
Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard member convicted of aiding ISIS, killed one ROTC leader and wounded two others before being subdued and killed by students.
- Thursday's classroom shooting at ODU killed Lt. Brandon Shah and injured two others after a suspect asked if it was an ROTC class and opened fire.
- The FBI identified the attacker as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone who served as a Virginia Army National Guard specialist and pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to aid the Islamic State.
- Authorities say the suspect asked whether the room was an ROTC class before shooting three people, including two ROTC students, with Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton saying responders determined the shooter was dead in under 10 minutes.
- Old Dominion University leadership canceled classes for the remainder of the week, and Sentara Health reported one critically injured patient upgraded to fair while another was treated and released.
- Investigators say the firearm's serial number was intentionally obliterated, requiring tracing efforts, and records show Jalloh was released from federal custody in December 2024, with unclear reasons for his early release.
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Justice Department charges man accused of selling gun to Old Dominion University shooter
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday charged a man who authorities say sold a gun to the Old Dominion University shooter despite the gunman’s previous conviction in
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Number on gun used in fatal Old Dominion shooting was obliterated, law enforcement official says - The Boston Globe
Investigators may have trouble determining how the man with a previous felony conviction obtained a firearm, according to a law enforcement official.
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