Old Dominion shooting suspect previously convicted for ISIS support

Published March 12, 2026 5:08pm ET



The suspect in a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday had previously been convicted of attempting to provide support to the Islamic State terrorist organization, according to the FBI.

Authorities identified Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a 36-year-old former Virginia Army National Guard member who was sentenced to 11 years in prison and five years supervised release in 2017 after pleading guilty to attempting to provide material support to a terrorist organization, in Thursday’s shooting. He was released in December 2024 after serving most of his sentence.

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