FBI investigates ODU shooting as act of terrorism; gunman a former Loudoun resident convicted of ISIS ties

The gunman believed to be behind Thursday’s shooting that left one dead and two wounded at Old Dominion University was Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Sterling resident convicted nine years ago of attempting to provide material support to ISIS.

Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard, was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison in February 2017 for the crimes and has been out of prison for over a year.

ODU officials said the shooter opened fire shortly before 10:49 a.m. at the Norfolk school’s Constant Hall. Two victims were taken to area hospitals, where one later died. A third victim self-transported to a hospital in Virginia Beach, ODU police said. WAVY TV in Norfolk reported that two of the victims were members of the school’s ROTC program…

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