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Deadly Shooting at Old Dominion University Being Investigated as Act of Terrorism, Officials Say
A gunman who killed one person and injured two others at the university in Norfolk, Va., had previously been convicted on terrorism-related charges.
The police responded to a report of a shooting on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday morning. Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot, via Associated Press
By Christine Hauser, Devlin Barrett and Mark Walker
March 12, 2026
Updated 4:33 p.m. ET
A gunman opened fire in a building on the campus of Old Dominion University on Thursday, killing one person and injuring two others, in what the authorities said was being investigated as an act of terrorism. The gunman, who also died, had previously been convicted on terrorism-related charges, according to people familiar with the investigation.
The shooting took place shortly before 10:49 a.m., when a gunman opened fire in Constant Hall, a campus building with classrooms and lecture halls, the university said. The Old Dominion University police, Norfolk police and other emergency personnel responded.
The gunman has been identified as Mohammad Jalloh, who had been convicted years ago of attempting to provide material services to the Islamic State, according to people familiar with the investigation. The victims included members of R.O.T.C., officials said.
Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, said in a post on X that the shooting was being investigated as an act of terrorism. Mr. Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard, was arrested by the F.B.I. in 2016 after an undercover investigation in which, the authorities said, he bought an assault rifle in hopes of conducting an attack. He pleaded guilty, was sent to prison, and released in 2024, the people familiar with the case said.
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Christine Hauser is a Times reporter who writes breaking news stories, features and explainers.
Devlin Barrett covers the Justice Department and the F.B.I. for The Times.
Mark Walker is a Times reporter who covers breaking news and culture.
A gunman who killed one person and injured two others at the university in Norfolk, Va., had previously been convicted on terrorism-related charges.
The police responded to a report of a shooting on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday morning. Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot, via Associated Press
By Christine Hauser, Devlin Barrett and Mark Walker
March 12, 2026
Updated 4:33 p.m. ET
A gunman opened fire in a building on the campus of Old Dominion University on Thursday, killing one person and injuring two others, in what the authorities said was being investigated as an act of terrorism. The gunman, who also died, had previously been convicted on terrorism-related charges, according to people familiar with the investigation.
The shooting took place shortly before 10:49 a.m., when a gunman opened fire in Constant Hall, a campus building with classrooms and lecture halls, the university said. The Old Dominion University police, Norfolk police and other emergency personnel responded.
The gunman has been identified as Mohammad Jalloh, who had been convicted years ago of attempting to provide material services to the Islamic State, according to people familiar with the investigation. The victims included members of R.O.T.C., officials said.
Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, said in a post on X that the shooting was being investigated as an act of terrorism. Mr. Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard, was arrested by the F.B.I. in 2016 after an undercover investigation in which, the authorities said, he bought an assault rifle in hopes of conducting an attack. He pleaded guilty, was sent to prison, and released in 2024, the people familiar with the case said.
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Christine Hauser is a Times reporter who writes breaking news stories, features and explainers.
Devlin Barrett covers the Justice Department and the F.B.I. for The Times.
Mark Walker is a Times reporter who covers breaking news and culture.
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