Old Dominion University ROTC cadets disarm ISIS supporter shouting 'Allahu Akbar' during shooting: officials

The fishy liable for sidesplitting 1 idiosyncratic and injuring 2 others astatine Old Dominion University (ODU) was disarmed by a radical of students, with officials commending their bravery arsenic the shooting unfolded. 

36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a erstwhile Army National Guard worker convicted of supporting ISIS, reportedly shouted "Allahu Akbar" arsenic helium opened occurrence wrong the Virginia assemblage connected Thursday. 

FBI officials said the shooting is being investigated arsenic an enactment of terrorism, with Director Kash Patel revealing Jalloh was disarmed by a radical of students astatine the university. 

OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY SHOOTER IDENTIFIED AS MOHAMED JALLOH, FORMER NATIONAL GUARD MEMBER, ISIS SUPPORTER

Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, the idiosyncratic identified arsenic the shooter astatine ODU connected Thursday, March 12, 2026. (Obtained by WTKR)

"The shooter is present deceased acknowledgment to a radical of brave students who stepped successful and subdued him – actions that undoubtedly saved lives on with the speedy effect of instrumentality enforcement," Patel said successful a societal media post. 

Jallah was pronounced dormant astatine the scene, ODU Police Chief Garrett Shelton told reporters during a quality conference.

While Jallah was not shot, the FBI has not yet elaborated connected however helium died. 

"The brave ROTC members successful that country subdued him," FBI Special Agent successful Charge Dominique Evans told reporters. "And if not for them, I'm not definite you cognize what other helium whitethorn person done. But that's precisely what they did. They confronted him, and they subdued him, and helium was nary longer capable to behaviour immoderate further attack."

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger identified the unfortunate arsenic Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, describing him arsenic a "devoted ROTC instructor." 

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Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, the idiosyncratic identified arsenic the shooter astatine ODU connected Thursday, March 12, 2026.  (The Intercept)

"Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was killed contiguous successful his schoolroom astatine Old Dominion University. A devoted ROTC instructor, Lt. Col. Shah didn’t conscionable pb a beingness of work to our country, helium taught and led others to travel that path," Spanberger said. "I americium grateful for his example, profoundly saddened by his death, and praying for his family. Amid this tragedy, I convey the brave students, archetypal responders, and instrumentality enforcement officers who responded rapidly to today’s horrific attack."

One injured unfortunate was transported to a section infirmary and different drove themselves to person attraction successful Virginia Beach, authorities added. Both were successful unchangeable information arsenic of Thursday afternoon. 

Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was identified arsenic the teacher killed successful Thursday's deadly shooting astatine Old Dominion University. (Old Dominion University)

Multiple sources confirmed to Fox News that Jalloh was antecedently convicted successful 2017 of providing worldly enactment to ISIS, and was aboriginal released successful 2024.

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He was a naturalized U.S. national from Sierra Leone and served successful the Virginia National Guard earlier quitting the subject aft listening to online lectures by Anwar al-Aulaqi, a deceased person of Al-Qaeda successful the Arabian Peninsula, helium told investigators erstwhile helium was arrested successful 2016.

Police get extracurricular Old Dominion University's field aft reports of an progressive shooter connected Thursday, March 12, 2026, successful Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark)

Upon gathering with ISIS members successful Nigeria, helium attempted to acquisition firearms successful some North Carolina and Virginia, the Department of Justice said astatine the time.

The FBI is providing assistance and moving alongside section authorities arsenic officials proceed to analyse the shooting, Patel said. 

"We volition update arsenic able," helium added.

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Immediately pursuing the shooting, ODU canceled classes and different field operations, portion besides making counseling services disposable to members of the schoolhouse community.

"The information of our field assemblage is my apical priority. We are profoundly committed to safeguarding each Monarchs and ensuring a unafraid learning, living, and moving situation astatine each times," ODU President Brian Hemphill said. "We instrumentality this work precise earnestly and stay vigilant successful our efforts to support a harmless campus. I widen my thoughts and prayers to those impacted by the incident, arsenic good arsenic the full field and the broader community." 

Fox News' Ashley Carnahan, Louis Casiano, Bill Melugin and Sarah Rumpf-Whitten contributed to this report.