The Justice Department has charged a man who authorities say sold a gun to the Old Dominion University shooter despite the gunman’s previous conviction in a terrorism case. Kenya Chapman was charged Friday in connection to the sale of the the weapon to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard member who yelled “Allahu akbar” before opening fire at the Virginia school on Thursday. One person was killed and two others were injured in the shooting Thursday. Jalloh was barred from possessing a gun given a previous felony conviction for attempting to aid the Islamic State extremist group.
A man who opened fire in a classroom at Virginia’s Old Dominion University was granted an early release from federal prison in 2024 after completing a drug treatment program. That's according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly. Mohamed Bailor Jalloh was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2017 to providing material support to the Islamic State group. Prison records show he was released about 2½ years early. It's unclear how Jalloh qualified for a prison drug treatment program. Jalloh killed one person and injured two others in the shooting at Old Dominion on Thursday.
The FBI says ROTC students subdued and killed a gunman who yelled “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire in a classroom at Virginia's Old Dominion University. One victim was killed and two others were hurt Thursday. The FBI has identified the shooter as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former Army National Guard member who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State. He had been sentenced to 11 years in prison and was released from federal custody in December 2024. FBI Director Kash Patel says in a social media post that the shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
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