Gunman dead, 2 injured in Old Dominion University [Virginia] shooting

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: WAVY TV in Norfolk

Local News

Gunman dead, 2 injured in Old Dominion University shooting

by: Chrysnel Banzouzi
Posted: Mar 12, 2026 / 11:01 AM EDT
Updated: Mar 12, 2026 / 11:55 AM EDT

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) -- A gunman is dead after injuring two people at Old Dominion University Thursday morning, according to ODU officials.

A gunman opened fire in Constant Hall at approximately 10:50 a.m. ODU officials said two people were injured as a result and were taken to a local hospital. Their status is currently unknown.

ODU sophomore Logan Hayes was in Constant Hall taking a test when the active shooter situation started. He said the fire alarm went off and he ran out of the building.

As soon as he got outside, Logan told WAVY, "I heard about a multitude of gunshots go off and people just screaming."

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Read more: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/old-dominion-university-issues-active-threat-at-constant-hall/

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This is in southeastern Virginia.

Hat tip, poster Art-101 at Joe.My.God.

https://www.joemygod.com/2026/03/energy-sec-no-us-escort-yet-for-oil-tankers-in-hormuz/#comment-6849454554

[Irish_Dem]

1. This is the world the PutinGOP wants.

America being a violent country, where schools are dangerous places.

[twodogsbarking]

2. There is no stupid test when you buy a gun. Stupid people can buy guns. That's a lot of people.

[ClaudetteCC]

3. People with criminal convictions are not permitted to buy guns:

according to: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/12/us/old-dominion-university-shooting-virginia

The 36-year-old suspect, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, is a former Army National Guard member who served nearly seven years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to aid ISIS, the sources confirmed.

[LokiandMala]

4. Not exactly.

People with felony convictions that have not been expunged or pardoned are not permitted to own or posses firearms.

Criminal convictions are not an immediate disqualifier.

In his case if he served 7 years prison I can only assume that was the result of a felony (or several) which would then result in a firearms prohibition.

[Skittles]

5. not to mention

guns are not just bought, they are stolen, traded, etc

[LokiandMala]

9. True.

And I didn't even get into standard two party sales.

However. My intent is not to be argumentative but explanatory.

[twodogsbarking]

6. Well that law works well.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

7. Deadly Shooting at Old Dominion University Being Investigated as Act of Terrorism, Officials Say

Deadly Shooting at Old Dominion University Being Investigated as Act of Terrorism, Officials Say

A gunman who killed one person and injured two others at the university in Norfolk, Va., had previously been convicted on terrorism-related charges.


The police responded to a report of a shooting on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday morning. Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot, via Associated Press

By Christine Hauser, Devlin Barrett and Mark Walker
March 12, 2026
Updated 4:33 p.m. ET

A gunman opened fire in a building on the campus of Old Dominion University on Thursday, killing one person and injuring two others, in what the authorities said was being investigated as an act of terrorism. The gunman, who also died, had previously been convicted on terrorism-related charges, according to people familiar with the investigation.

The shooting took place shortly before 10:49 a.m., when a gunman opened fire in Constant Hall, a campus building with classrooms and lecture halls, the university said. The Old Dominion University police, Norfolk police and other emergency personnel responded.

The gunman has been identified as Mohammad Jalloh, who had been convicted years ago of attempting to provide material services to the Islamic State, according to people familiar with the investigation. The victims included members of R.O.T.C., officials said.

Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director, said in a post on X that the shooting was being investigated as an act of terrorism. Mr. Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard, was arrested by the F.B.I. in 2016 after an undercover investigation in which, the authorities said, he bought an assault rifle in hopes of conducting an attack. He pleaded guilty, was sent to prison, and released in 2024, the people familiar with the case said.

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Christine Hauser is a Times reporter who writes breaking news stories, features and explainers.

Devlin Barrett covers the Justice Department and the F.B.I. for The Times.

Mark Walker is a Times reporter who covers breaking news and culture.

[TBF]

8. 12 recs on retaliation stories -

this is just depressing.

The retaliatory actions are starting, and we have an interest level of 12 recs on the story. People have become so used to the violence in this country that it barely rates.