The instructor who was fatally shot by convicted ISIS supporter Mohamed Bailor Jalloh was a decorated chair of Old Dominion University’s military science department who served several tours in the Middle East. Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was in the middle of teaching an ROTC course at ODU Thursday morning when Jalloh, 36, stormed into the classroom and opened fire. Shah completed several tours with the Army since he enlisted in 2003, including deployment to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom, and a rotation to Atlantic Resolve, according to his university biography.
The veteran also served with the Virginia National Guard — of which Jalloh was a member before he became an ISIS ideologue, according to the Department of Justice. The Virginia National Guard did not have any information regarding Shah, but confirmed to The Post that Jalloh was honorably discharged in April 2015, just one day shy of completing six years of service.
