The shooter at Old Dominion University in Virginia has been identified as Mohammed Baylor Jallow, 36, a former Army National Guard soldier who was previously convicted of supporting ISIS. In 2017, Jallow was sentenced to 11 years in prison and five years of supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Jalloh walked into a classroom inside ODU’s Constant Hall on Thursday and asked if it was an ROC (Reserve Officer Training Corps) classroom. As soon as someone confirmed, he started shooting and killing the professor. After Jalloh murdered the professor, who was a retired military officer, an ROTC cadet sprang into action and stabbed Jalloh to death. The shooting is being investigated as terrorism related. Jallow left the National Guard and became a follower of Anwar al-Awlaki, the slain leader of the branch of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He once linked up with ISIL members during a six-month stay in Africa. The DOJ said that during a meeting during the trip, unknowingly observed by an FBI informant, Jalloh mentioned a desire to launch his own terrorist attack.Jalloh told the FBI source that he believed it was better to plan the attack during the month of Ramadan – which runs from mid-February to mid-March – because it was “100 percent the right thing” according to the DOJ.When he returned to the United States, Jalloh tried and failed to obtain firearms in North Carolina. He then went to a gun dealership in his native Northern Virginia, which sold him an assault rifle but it was deactivated before he could leave. Jalloh was arrested the day after purchasing the assault rifle and released in 2024. It is not known why his sentence was reduced. Jalloh was from Sierra Leone and a naturalized US citizen. FBI Director Kash Patel said, “Earlier today, an armed man opened fire at Old Dominion University, killing one person and injuring two others. The attacker has now died thanks to a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him – with law enforcement’s quick response undoubtedly saving lives.” Patel said, “The FBI is now investigating the shootings as an act of terrorism. Our Joint Terrorism Task Force is fully engaged with local authorities and providing all necessary resources to the investigation.”