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Man Identified as ODU Shooter Was on Supervised Release

Mohamed Bailor Jalloh had completed a drug treatment program while in prison

(Newser) - The man named by the FBI as the person who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University on Thursday was granted an early release from federal prison in 2024 after completing a drug treatment program, a person familiar with the matter told the AP . Mohamed Bailor...

'Sorry, Brandon:' Victim in ODU Shooting Identified

Lt. Col. Brandon A. Shah helped lead the Virginia university's ROTC program

(Newser) - Thursday's shooting inside an Old Dominion University ROTC classroom killed the program's department chair—an Army officer who had spent two decades in uniform and in the classroom. Authorities identified him as Lt. Col. Brandon A. Shah, 42, a professor of military science, reports NBC News and the...

ROTC Students Subdued, Killed ODU Shooter

They 'rendered him no longer alive' after he opened fire at Old Dominion University, FBI says

(Newser) - A former Army National Guard member who had spent eight years in prison for attempting to aid ISIS opened fire on a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University on Thursday before ROTC students subdued and killed him, authorities said. He had yelled "Allahu Akbar" before the shooting, which...

University Shooting Probed as Act of Terrorism

Shooter spent years in prison for trying to aid ISIS

(Newser) - Fifteen months after walking out of prison, a man once convicted of trying to aid ISIS carried out a deadly shooting now being probed as terrorism at Old Dominion University, authorities say. Federal authorities have identified the shooter who killed one person and injured two others at the Virginia school...

Victim Dies After Shooting at Old Dominion University

Virginia institution says person opened fire in business school building

(Newser) - A gunman and one victim are dead, and two other victims are hurt after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday morning, the Virginia school's police said. At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton said officers responded after receiving reports that people...

Virginia Professor Who Studies Pedophilia Resigns After Uproar

Allyn Walker, Old Dominion University to part ways

(Newser) - An assistant professor of criminal justice and sociology at Virginia's Old Dominion University will part ways with the school after their research on "minor-attracted people" (or MAPs) generated outrage. NBC News reports Allyn Walker published the book A Long, Dark Shadow: Minor-Attracted People and Their Pursuit of Dignity...

Signs 'Welcome' Freshman Girls in Worst Way Possible

Old Dominion University president decries 'freshman daughter drop off' banners

(Newser) - Students, college officials, and the public at large are infuriated after banners hung from a private house near Virginia's Old Dominion University "welcomed" this year's freshman class with banners described by WAVY as "upsetting." A photo captured in a screengrab by the Huffington Post (which...

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