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We are learning more this morning about a deadly shooting in an ROTC classroom at a Virginia university that the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism
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The person killed was Army Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shaw, an Iraq war veteran and also a professor at Old Dominion University
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Two other Army service members were injured in the attack. Authorities say ROTC students stepped in to confront the gunman who was ultimately killed during that confrontation
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They say one student stabbed the attacker, but it's not yet clear if that's what killed him
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The suspect has been identified as Mohamed Jalloh, a former Army National Guardsman who was convicted in 2016 of providing material support to ISIS after attempting to carry out a terrorist attack, according to the FBI special agent in charge
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During his trial, Jallo denounced ISIS, writing in a letter to the judge that he had been, quote
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driven by my emotions rather than my intellect, and that he regretted, quote, becoming involved with such an evil organization
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The judge sentenced him to 11 years in prison. He was released in 2024
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It is not yet clear why he was released early. Investigators say Jallo reportedly shouted Allah Akbar, an Arabic phrase meaning God is greatest, before opening fire on campus
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Military records show Jalloh served in the Virginia National Guard from 2009 to 2015 as a combat engineer before being honorably discharged
