ROTC Cadets Subdue Gunman Who Killed Instructor at ODU

Cadets from the Army ROTC program at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, subdued a gunman who fatally shot their instructor during a class on March 12, according to accounts shared in a video released by the U.S. Army Cadet Command. The attacker, identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a 36-year-old Army National Guard veteran, entered the classroom, opened fire and was killed at the scene. Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, the head of the university's ROTC program, died from his wounds, while two cadets sustained injuries in the struggle.

The incident unfolded during a routine Military Science IV class in Constant Hall. Jalloh, who appeared nervous, entered the room and asked several times if it was an ROTC session. When Shah confirmed it was, Jalloh pulled a Glock pistol from his waistband, shouted "Allahu Akbar" and fired toward the instructor. Students immediately dropped to the floor for cover as Shah lunged at the gunman, wrestling him to prevent further shots.

Cadet Louis Ancheta, who was wounded by a stray bullet to the chest that he described as feeling like a graze, rushed forward with a pocket knife that many cadets carry. "It really didn't feel like it hit me," Ancheta...