ROTC students in an Old Dominion University classroom subdued and killed the shooter who killed one person and wounded two others, the FBI announced Thursday.. ROTC students at Old Dominion subdued and killed the shooter who killed 1 person, wounded 2. Dominique Evans, special agent in charge of the FBI’s Norfolk field office, said at a news conference that the suspect identified by authorities as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh shouted “Allahu Akbar” before the shooting. Then the ROTC students stopped him, showing “extreme bravery and courage” and preventing further loss of life, Evans added.. They subdued him and “rendered him no longer alive,” Evans said. “I don’t know how else to say it.”. She didn’t provide further details about that except to confirm the gunman wasn’t shot.. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. ’s earlier story follows below.. The suspect who killed one person and injured two others at Old Dominion University on Thursday has been identified by authorities as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State, according to the FBI.. The shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism, FBI Director Kash Patel said in a social media post. He said the shooter is dead because of “a group of brave students who stepped in and subdued him.”. Their actions “undoubtedly saved lives along with the quick response of law enforcement,” Patel said.. Jalloh, a former member of the Army National Guard, was sentenced to 11 years in prison and was released from federal custody in December 2024.. Ashraf Nubani, a Virginia attorney who represented Jalloh in his 2016 criminal case, did not immediately respond to messages Thursday seeking comment.. Jalloh’s sister, Fatmatu Jolloh of Sterling, Virginia, said Thursday she knew nothing about the attack. She said she last saw her brother two days earlier.. “I have no idea what is going on,” the suspect’s sister said. “I know nothing. I don’t even know who to call.”. At a news conference Thursday afternoon, Old Dominion University Police Chief Garrett Shelton said officers responded after receiving reports that people were being shot in one of the classrooms in the university’s business school building, Constant Hall.. After the university initially said there were two victims, Shelton said authorities learned that there was a third victim who brought themselves to a hospital. It wasn’t immediately clear how the shooter died.. He did not acknowledge whether any officers fired a weapon.. He said all three victims are affiliated with the university. Shelton said authorities are “very early” in the investigation and have not yet determined the “full cause of death” of the shooter.. Within a matter of less than 10 minutes, the call came in, officers arrived and they determined the shooter was dead, the chief said.. Lt. Col. Jimmy Delongchamp, public information officer for the U.S. Army Cadet C