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Former National Guardsman Attacks ROTC Class at Old Dominion University, Killing 1 and Injuring 2

HeadlineMar 13, 2026

In Virginia, the FBI says it’s investigating Thursday’s shooting at Old Dominion University as an act of terrorism. Federal agents say the former Virginia Army National Guard member Mohamed Bailor Jalloh opened fire on a classroom of students in the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, or ROTC, killing one person and injuring two others before the students subdued and killed him. Jalloh pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State group and served seven years in prison. He was on supervised release at the time of Thursday’s shooting. 

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