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Gunman in fatal Old Dominion University shooting identified as Mohamed Jalloh, a convicted ISIS supporter: Report

The FBI probes the shooting as terrorism; Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former National Guard member and convicted ISIS supporter, killed one and wounded two at Old Dominion University.

  • The FBI has launched a terrorism investigation into a shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, which resulted in one death and two injuries to U.S. Army personnel, confirmed by FBI Director Kash Patel.
  • The suspect in the shooting was identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard member who pleaded guilty in 2016 to providing material support to ISIS, according to the FBI.
  • Before the shooting, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh shouted 'Allahu Akbar,' as stated by FBI officials.
  • The gunman was subdued by students and law enforcement, an action that helped save lives.
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The attacker killed the teacher in Norfolk, Virginia, and injured two students.

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One killed, two injured in university shooting

A former Army National Guard member who spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid the Islamic State opened fire Thursday on a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University before ROTC students subdued and killed him, authorities said.

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