Gun used in university shooting had ‘obliterated’ serial number

• The gun used in a shooting at Virginia’s Old Dominion University, being investigated as an act of terrorism, had obliterated serial number, complicating efforts to trace its origin.
• The FBI identified the shooter as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard member who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to aid the Islamic State.
• Jalloh, who yelled “Allahu akbar” before opening fire, was subdued and killed by ROTC students, who are praised for preventing further harm.
• The attack resulted in the death of Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, an ROTC leader and professor of military science at ODU, with two others sustaining injuries.
• Jalloh had been sentenced to 11 years in prison and was released from federal custody in December 2024, being on supervised release at the time of the incident.

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Number on gun used in fatal Old Dominion shooting was obliterated, law enforcement official says