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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Sommerlad

Decorated military educator shot dead by terror suspect as he taught university class

  • Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, a retired Army officer and Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) instructor, was fatally shot at Old Dominion University in Virginia on Thursday.
  • The gunman, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, entered Shah's classroom, confirmed it was an ROTC lesson, and then opened fire, killing the instructor.
  • Brave students intervened to subdue Jalloh, who subsequently died, while two other individuals sustained injuries; authorities are investigating the shooter's cause of death.
  • Shah, an Old Dominion University alumnus and decorated Army pilot, had returned to his alma mater in 2022 to teach, with friends remembering him as an optimistic and natural leader.
  • Jalloh was a former Army National Guard member who had previously been jailed for attempting to provide material support to Isis.

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