Something bad happened at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. On Thursday someone. Killed one person and hurt two others. This happened in a business school classroom at the university. Students at the school are very upset. They feel angry and shocked about what happened and about what they learned about the person who carried out the shooting.
The Shooting at Constant Hall
The bad thing happened in a building called Constant Hall. This is where the business school is at Old Dominion University. The police chief, Garrett Shelton said that the police went to the classroom because they heard that someone was shooting a gun. The person who did the shooting asked if it was a class for people who want to be in the military. When someone said yes he started shooting.
The teacher of the class was hurt. He is a military officer. Two other people were also hurt. They took them to the hospital. One person died. The other two people are still in the hospital. The person in charge of the Army, Dan Driscoll said he was sorry for what happened. He said he was praying for the people who were hurt and their families.
The Brave Students
The bad thing that happened was very sad.. It could have been worse if some students had not been very brave. When the person started shooting some students did not run away. They are students who want to be in the military so they have been trained to handle situations. They went towards the person who was shooting and stopped him.
The person in charge of the FBI in Norfolk Dominique Evans said that the students were very brave. They stopped the person who was shooting without using a gun. The director of the FBI Kash Patel also said that the students were very brave. They saved a lot of peoples lives.
The Person Who Did the Shooting
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) identified the shooter as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the military. Investigators said he had experienced several personal problems in the past. Authorities arrested him in 2016 after he attempted to help a group. During questioning, he told investigators that he wanted to do something similar to what someone else had done before. The court later sentenced him to prison, where he served several years. He was released in 2024. Despite his past legal troubles, he managed to obtain a gun and carry out the shooting.
The FBI is investigating what happened. They think it was an act of terrorism. The person who did the shooting said something before he started shooting. It was something that some bad people say when they do things.
A Bad Day
The shooting at Old Dominion University happened on a day. Something else bad happened in Michigan. Someone drove a car into a synagogue and a school.. Everyone was safe. These two bad things happened on the day so people are being more careful.
The people at Old Dominion University are trying to feel better. They are sad about what happened. The building where the shooting happened is now a crime scene. The FBI is investigating.
What We Can Learn
What happened at Old Dominion University is a reminder that there are people, in the world.. It is also a reminder that there are good people who can stop them. The students who stopped the person who was shooting were very brave. They saved a lot of peoples lives. The people who go to school at Old Dominion University are proud of them. They are an example of what it means to be brave and strong . Read More
