The man, former National Guard, who perpetrated a shooting at the university Old Dominion in Virginia, United States, went to prison in 2017 for pleading guilty to attempting provide material support to the Islamic Stateauthorities reported.
The director of FBI, Kash Patel, announced through X that the shooter, identified as Mohamed Bailor Jallohwas killed during the attack. Likewise, one civilian died and two more were injured.
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“The shooter is now dead thanks to a group of brave students who intervened and subdued him, actions that undoubtedly saved lives along with the rapid response from law enforcement“added the head of the FBI.
On the other hand, Dominique Evans, representative of the FBI a Norfolkdeclared to the press that Mohamed Bailor shouted “Allahu akbar” (God is the greatest), before carrying out his act of terrorism.
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According to the investigations, the shooter had in mind carrying out an attack like the one that happened in Fort Hood Texas en 2009where a psychiatrist United States Army He killed 13 people and injured more than 30.
In a statement, the university reported that the authorities and emergency personnel responded to the alert immediately and after their intervention managed to neutralize the attacker. The classes were suspended for the rest of the day, while investigations are carried out.
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