Authorities identified the man who killed one person and injured two others at Old Dominion University on Thursday as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, The Associated Press reported.
FBI Director Kash Patel said they are investigating the shooting as an act of terror. He also said Jalloh was killed because of “a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him.”
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Jalloh was a former Army National Guardsman. He had served 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State back in 2016, according to the AP. The AP reports that he was released from prison in 2024.
The university originally said Jalloh had only injured two people, but a third victim drove themselves to the hospital for treatment. One of the victims later succumbed to their injuries, and another left after treatment.
Authorities did not say how Jalloh died. Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton did not disclose whether police had fired their weapons.
Military officials told the AP that two of the victims are members of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at the university.
The shooting happened just before 11 a.m. in the university’s business college, police say. School officials gave an all-clear message to students and staff about an hour after the shooting happened.
The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives assisted local authorities in the investigation.”
