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2026-03-13 Home Front: WoT
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Sometimes You Do Bring a Knife to a Gunfight: 2nd time ISIS jihadi attacks, kills one at Old Dominion U before being killed by ROTC cadet
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[NYPost] A heroic ROTC student fatally stabbed the crazed ISIS-linked gunman who opened fire inside an Old Dominion University classroom Thursday, preventing further carnage, law enforcement sources said.
Shooter Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36, gunned down an instructor before the unidentified cadet jumped into action to put an end to the suspected terror attack on the Virginia college campus, according to sources.
Jalloh, who was previously convicted of trying to support ISIS, walked into the classroom and asked if it was an ROTC class, sources told The Post.
When someone told him it was, he began his trail of bloodshed, which the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism.
Within an hour of the shooting, school officials said there was no longer a threat to staff or students.
“The shooter is now deceased thanks to a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him – actions that undoubtedly saved lives along with the quick response of law enforcement,” FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement.
The instructor, a retired military officer, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Two other victims were also wounded in the hail of bullets, but appear to be in stable condition, authorities said.
One of the victims brought themselves to the hospital, said Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton at a press conference.
Both wounded victims are members of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at the university, said Lt. Col. Jimmy Delongchamp.
Jalloh, a naturalized US citizen from Sierra Leone, was a member of the Virginia National Guard before he was sentenced to 11 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, but was released from custody early in 2024, sources said.
Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger on Thursday evening identified the victim as Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, describing him as a "devoted ROTC instructor."
"Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was killed today in his classroom at Old Dominion University. A devoted ROTC instructor, Lt. Col. Shah didn’t just lead a life of service to our country, he taught and led others to follow that path," Spanberger said. "I am grateful for his example, deeply saddened by his death, and praying for his family. Amid this tragedy, I thank the brave students, first responders, and law enforcement officers who responded quickly to today’s horrific attack."
Multiple federal sources confirmed to Fox News that the shooter at ODU was Mohammed Jalloh, who was convicted in 2017 of providing material support to ISIS. He was released from prison in 2024.
The shooting occurred shortly before 10:49 a.m., the university said in an emergency alert.
Jalloh was pronounced dead when responding officers arrived following a shooting near ROTC cadets, ODU Police Chief Garrett Shelton told news hounds during a news conference.
"The shooter is now deceased thanks to a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him," FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on X.
Jalloh was not shot, the FBI said, without elaborating on how he died.
Jalloh, who served in the Virginia National Guard, was a naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone. He quit the military after listening to online lectures by Anwar al-Aulaqi,
| …also spelt Anwar al-Awlaki… |
deceased leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
 ...the latest incarnation of various Qaeda and Qaeda-allied groups, including the now-defunct Aden-Abyan Islamic Army that boomed the USS Cole in 2000...
, he told Sherlocks when he was arrested in 2016.
While meeting with ISIS members in Nigeria, he tried to buy firearms in North Carolina and Virginia, the Justice Department said at the time.
ODU canceled classes and operations on its main campus for the remainder of the day.
An initial alert went out to students around 10:50 a.m. warning them of an "active threat" on campus and encouraging them to follow "Run-Hide-Fight" protocols.
Patel said the agency personnel are providing assistance and working with local authorities responding to the shooting.
Evans said that in the 2016 case, Jalloh had sought "to conduct a terrorist attack similar to that" of the 2009 shooting at Texas' Fort Hood that killed 13 people and wounded dozens more.
At his 2017 sentencing, Jalloh claimed he deeply regretted his actions and was disgusted by ISIS.
"I've made a lot of mistakes in my life, but this mistake of giving any support to the violent and extreme organization ISIS has been the most devastating one I have ever decided to make in my life," he told U.S. District Judge Liam O'Grady, according to a transcript reviewed by CBS News.
He apologized to the American military and to the people of the United States, according to the transcript.
"I'm very, very sorry for what I have done," he said at the time. "I did not intend to cause any harm to anyone. And I want to say — I want to say, every time I see any atrocities that ISIS commits, I am disgusted by it because I know this is not what I want to be a part of."
The Virginia National Guard said in a statement to CBS News that Jalloh served as a combat engineer in the Virginia National Guard from April 30, 2009, to April 29, 2015, when he was honorably discharged. He held the rank of specialist and served in the 276th Engineer Battalion, 91st Troop Command.
A U.S. Army official also confirmed to CBS News that Jalloh had no deployments and left the Army with the rank of specialist.
Jalloh allegedly walked into the Old Dominion classroom on Thursday and asked if it was an ROTC class, and when someone answered, "yes," he shot the instructor several times, according to sources. Evans alleged he shouted "Allah Akbar" during the incident.
When he pleaded guilty in 2016, Jalloh admitted he had communicated with a member of ISIS who was located overseas, who introduced him to an individual in the U.S. who was actually an FBI confidential informant.
The ISIS member was believed to be actively plotting an attack and believed Jalloh would assist the informant in carrying it out. During one meeting with the FBI informant, Jalloh was asked about a timeline for an operation and commented that it was better to plan an attack for the month of Ramadan, court records say.
Prosecutors had recommended Jalloh serve 20 years in prison. It's not immediately clear why he was released before the end of his 11-year sentence, though it is not unusual in the federal prison system for inmates to be released before serving their full term of imprisonment.
He was on supervised release, which is comparable to probation, when he carried out the attack on Thursday. It wasn’t immediately clear why his release from prison had been moved up. Inmates can get time off of their sentences for a variety of reasons, but it isn’t known if that happened in this case.
Ashraf Nubani, a Virginia attorney who represented Jalloh in his 2016 criminal case, said in a statement that he’d had no recent contact with Jalloh and had no information about Thursday’s events. “Any loss of life is tragic, and violence against innocent people is completely contrary to Islamic teachings and basic human morality,” Nubani added.
Jalloh’s sister, Fatmatu Jalloh of Sterling, Virginia, said Thursday she knew nothing about the attack. She said she last saw her brother two days earlier.
“I have no idea what is going on,” she said. “I know nothing. I don’t even know who to call.”
SHOOTER CONFIRMED DEAD WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF CALL
Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton said less than 10 minutes passed between when officers were called about a shooting in the university’s business school building and when responders determined the shooter was dead.
Authorities launched the 2016 operation after Jalloh made contact with Islamic State members in Africa earlier that year.
Jalloh later told the informant that the Islamic State group had asked if he wanted to participate in an attack. He tried to donate $500 to the Islamic State, but the money actually went to an account controlled by the FBI, according to court documents.
Jalloh then tried to buy an AR-15 assault rifle from a Virginia gun store but was turned away because he lacked the proper paperwork. He returned the next day and bought a different assault rifle that was rendered inoperable before he left the store, prosecutors said. He was arrested the following day.
The Justice Department in 2017 requested a 20-year prison sentence for Jalloh, noting that he had attempted to acquire a gun to carry out a murder plot in the United States. Jalloh’s lawyers requested a 6½-year prison sentence and placement in a facility with residential drug abuse treatment.
“By putting the idea of this murder plot into religious terms, and by suggesting that murdering members of the US military would be a path to heaven, the defendant showed how strongly committed he was to the deadly ideology of the Islamic State,” prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, sentenced him instead to 11 years in prison with credit for time served and five years of supervised release. He also ordered Jalloh to participate in programs for substance abuse and mental health treatment. Based on his release date, he would have been under supervised release until 2029.
Inmates convicted of terrorism-related offenses are not eligible to reduce their sentences for good behavior or participation in a residential drug abuse treatment program.
In a letter to O’Grady prior to his sentencing, Jalloh wrote that he started using drugs after his girlfriend ended their six-year relationship.
“I feel deep regret in having been driven by my emotions rather than my intellect and becoming involved with such an evil organization,” he said. “I reject and deplore terrorism and any groups associated with it, especially ISIL.”
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