Gunman in fatal Old Dominion University shooting ID’d as convicted ISIS supporter, officials say.

FBI director Kash Patel used an X post to announce that the FBI is investigating the Old Dominion University shooting as “an act of terrorism.”

He posted:

Earlier today, an armed individual opened fire at Old Dominion University, leaving one person dead and two others wounded. The shooter is now deceased thanks to a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him – actions that undoubtedly saved lives along with the quick response of law enforcement. The FBI is now investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism. Our Joint Terrorism Task Force is fully engaged, embedded with local authorities, and providing all resources necessary in the investigation.

NBC News: Officials identified the gunman who opened fire Thursday morning at Old Dominion University, killing one person and wounding two other people, as a man previously convicted of providing material support to ISIS.

The shooter was identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, of Sterling, Virginia, two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the matter told NBC News. He was also killed in the shooting.

FBI Director Kash Patel said on X that a “group of brave students who stepped in and subdued” the gunman most likely saved lives.

The shooting will be investigated as an act of terrorism, he said.

The shooter opened fire at about 10:49 a.m. in Constant Hall, the university in Norfolk, Virginia, said in an emergency alert.

Two victims were taken to the hospital and appear to be stable, ODU Police Chief Garrett Shelton said. A third victim took themselves to the hospital, he said at a news conference.

“One of the victims is deceased. And we’re working on getting in touch with the family at this point,” he said.

Daily Islamic attacks – brutal, cold-blooded, brazen attacks and still we are prohibited from speaking candidly about Islam. And those of us who risked life and limb to warn our fellow Americans that this was inevitable outcome to jihad immigration were smeared, defamed and libeled, our names dragged through the mud.

CBS News is reporting that the shooter was identified as former Virginia National Guardsman Mohamed Bailor Jalloh. This incident is being investigated as a terror-related attack.

By: WTKR, March 12, 2026:

Students killed ODU shooter, who shouted ‘allahu akbar’ before opening fire: FBI

CBS News is reporting that the shooter was identified as former Virginia National Guardsman Mohamed Bailor Jalloh. This incident is being investigated as a terror-related attack.

One victim has been killed and two others have been injured after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday, police said; the gunman has also been killed. CBS News is reporting that the shooter was identified as a former Virginia National guardsman, 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh. He pled guilty in Oct. 2016 of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, which was at the time referred to as ISIL. This incident is being investigated as a terror-related attack, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

NORFOLK, Va. — One victim has been killed and two others have been injured after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday, police said; the gunman has also been killed.

The FBI is urging the public to provide tips and information to assist in their investigation.

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CBS News is reporting that the shooter was identified as a former Virginia National guardsman, 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh. He pled guilty in Oct. 2016 of attempting to provide material support to ISIS, which was at the time referred to as ISIL.

The FBI official confirmed during the press conference that Jalloh was killed by the students in the classroom in which he started shooting. It was claimed that Jalloh had shouted “Allahu Akbar.”

This incident is being investigated as a terror-related attack, according to the FBI.

Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was identified as the instructor killed in Thursday’s deadly shooting at Old Dominion University, according to a Facebook post made by Voorhees University.

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