ODU Students Kill ISIS-Linked Gunman in Classroom Shooting After One Fatality
A former Army National Guard member identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh opened fire inside an Old Dominion University ROTC classroom, killing one person and wounding two others before being subdued by fellow students. Law enforcement officials confirmed that a heroic cadet fatally stabbed the 36-year-old attacker with his own knife after he began shouting "Allahu Akbar" while shooting at instructors in Norfolk's Virginia campus on Thursday morning.
Key Points
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1A gunman identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh entered an Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) classroom at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where he killed one instructor and injured two others.
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2Law enforcement officials confirmed that a student from the ROTC program fatally stabbed attacker Mohamed Bailor Jalloh to stop his shooting rampage inside the building. The cadet's actions prevented further casualties during what authorities described as an ISIS-linked attack.
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A student in an Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps course fatally stabbed Mohamed Bailor Jalloh when he opened fire inside a classroom at Old Dominion University.
— [Mar 14, 01:00] ROTC student stabbed Old Dominion attacker... (The Independent)Old Dominion students fought back against the gunman who broke into an Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps class and shot multiple people before one of them stabbled him.
— [Mar 13, 17:40] ...law enforcement officials say. (NBC News)"A heroic ROTC student fatally stabbed" the ISIS-linked gunman who opened fire inside an Old Dominion University classroom on Thursday to prevent further carnage before he killed one person and injured two others.
— [Mar 13, 02:47] ...preventing more deaths (Nypost)"Brave ROTC students were credited with stopping the deadly shooting" at Old Dominion after a former Army National Guard member who had spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid ISIS opened fire on an ODU classroom.
— [Mar 13, 02:47] ...CBS News learned. (Nypost)"ROTC students" at Old Dominion University subdued and killed the shooter after he left one dead and two hurt in a shooting that occurred Thursday morning on campus.
Mohamed Bailor Jalloh fatally shot Old Dominion University instructor Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shah and injured two others after barging into a classroom. A student in an Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps course stabbed the shooter to stop his rampage, actions that authorities say saved lives alongside law enforcement's response.
An Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps student stabbed Mohamed Bailor Jalloh after he entered Old Dominion University's classroom and opened fire. The attack resulted in the death of ROTC instructor Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shah by a gunshot to his head, while two others were injured during the incident that was stopped before law enforcement arrived on scene.
Old Dominion University ROTC student Mohamed Bailor Jalloh broke into a classroom and opened fire before being stabbed multiple times by students who rendered him dead on Friday morning; Army Lt. Col. Brandon A. Shah was killed in the attack, which law enforcement is investigating as an act of terrorism while two other personnel were wounded.
A ROTC student fatally stabbed ISIS-linked gunman Mohamed Baitul Jaloh inside a classroom at Old Dominion University. The shooter had previously killed one person, but was stopped by cadet intervention before further casualties occurred during Thursday's incident in Virginia.
FBI officials have identified the suspect as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh (36) in a classroom shooting at Old Dominion University that killed one person. According to reports from CBS News and FBI Director Kash Patel, an ROTC student stabbed him with his own knife after he opened fire on students before being subdued by law enforcement; no other injuries were reported among the shooters or bystanders beyond those mentioned earlier (one death total).