REPORT: Gunman In Old Dominion University Attack Identified As ISIS Supporter

The gunman who opened fire at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia on Thursday has been identified as Mohamed Jalloh, a former National Guardsman who was previously convicted of providing material support to the Islamic State (ISIS).

The gunman was identified by New York Post contributor Karol Markowicz, who stated she was reliably informed of the gunman’s name. “I’m reliably informed that the alleged attacker of Old Dominion in is Mohamed Jalloh, the same Jalloh who was previously convicted of providing support to ISIL,” Markowicz posted on X.

No official confirmation has been provided by law enforcement or university officials as of this report.

If accurate, this would link the incident to an individual with a prior conviction related to terrorism. In 2016, a Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, then 26 and a former Army National Guard member from Sterling, Virginia, was arrested for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL, also known as ISIS).

Court documents from that case detail his interactions with an FBI informant, during which he expressed support for violent acts, including contemplating an attack similar to the 2009 Fort Hood shooting. He pleaded guilty in October 2016 and was sentenced to 11 years in prison in February 2017, followed by five years of supervised release.

The 2016 affidavit described Jalloh as a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Sierra Leone, who had quit the National Guard after exposure to radical lectures by the infamous cleric Anwar al-Awlaki.

The shooting occurred on the morning of March 12, 2026, in Constant Hall, an academic building on ODU’s main campus that hosts classes in business and public administration.

Jollah during his time with the National Guard

Eyewitness accounts report that the incident began shortly before 11:00 a.m. ET, during a class session. One student described the gunman entering the room, inquiring about the professor, and then firing shots.

At least two individuals are confirmed to have been wounded in the attack and are listed as being in critical condition. Responding officers from ODU Police and Norfolk Police Department arrived on scene and engaged the gunman, who was pronounced dead following the confrontation, according to a report from NBC News.

The Norfolk Police Department is leading the investigation, with assistance from federal agencies, though no terrorism designation has been confirmed by officials as of this report. Additional details are expected to be provided at a press conference later today.

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