Old Dominion University shooting being investigated as terrorism; gunman was previously convicted for ISIS support

The FBI says it’s investigating a fatal Virginia university shooting as terrorism after a gunman, who served several years in prison for trying to support ISIS, killed one and injured two others on Thursday.

The suspect was identified as 36-year-old Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Virginia National Guardsman who had pleaded guilty in October 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the terror group ISIS, Dominique Evans, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Norfolk Office, said during a news conference Thursday night. Jalloh was killed following the shooting at Old Dominion University, authorities said.

The shooter walked into a class at Constant Hall, which is part of the College of Business at Old Dominion, and asked if it was an ROTC class, a law enforcement source told CBS News. When someone responded that it was, the shooter opened fire, fatally injuring the class instructor, who was a retired Army officer.

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger identified the instructor Thursday night as Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, writing on social media that he “didn’t just lead a life of service to our country, he taught and led others to follow that path.”

Jalloh died after being “subdued” by students in the classroom following the shooting, but was not himself shot, Evans noted. CBS News has learned that one of the students killed the gunman with a knife.

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