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

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.

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. ---More...

????BREAKING: The suspect involved in the shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA today has been identified as Mohamed Jalloh, a former Army National Guardsman who was previously arrested in 2016 for providing material support to ISIS.

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The suspect involved in the shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA today has been identified as Mohamed Jalloh, a former Army National Guardsman who was previously arrested in 2016 for providing material support to ISIS.

Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Sierra Leone, traveled abroad multiple times attempting to join ISIS. He was convicted in federal court and released from prison in 2024.

He was neutralized.