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Old Dominion University shooter identified as Mohamed Jalloh, former National Guard member, ISIS supporter

Old Dominion University shooter identified as Mohamed Jalloh, former National Guard member, ISIS supporter

Suspected Old Dominion University shooter identified as former National Guard soldier convicted of supporting ISIS. Mohamed Bailor Jalloh served 11 years in prison.

The suspected gunman who opened fire at Old Dominion University (ODU) has been identified as a former Army National Guard soldier convicted of supporting ISIS.

Multiple federal sources confirmed to Fox News that the suspected shooter at ODU is Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, 36.

Jalloh is a naturalized U.S. citizen from Sierra Leone, Fox News has learned.

In 2017, Jalloh, a former member of the Virginia National Guard, was sentenced to 11 years in prison plus five years supervised release for attempting to provide material support to ISIS, according to the Department of Justice.