NORFOLK, Va. — Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was identified as the instructor killed in Thursday's deadly shooting at Old Dominion University, according to a Facebook post made by Voorhees University.
Around 10:43 a.m., police received calls about an active-shooter on ODU's campus. CBS News reports that Jalloh was walking around Constant Hall and asked if he arrived at an ROTC class, a law enforcement source told CBS News. When someone responded that it was, the shooter opened fire, fatally injuring the class instructor, who was a retired Army officer.
Voorhees University confirmed that Shah was the instructor in a Facebook post.
"This tragedy is felt especially close to home for us, as the victim, Lieutenant Colonel Brandon Shah, was the son-in-law of Voorhees University Trustee and alumnus Dr. Dan Martin," the university wrote. "We lift Dr. Martin and his family in our thoughts and prayers during this time of unimaginable loss."
Shah was a native Virginian from Staunton. He enlisted in the army in 2003 as an aviation operations specialist and enrolled at ODU in 2005, according to his profile on ODU's website.
Shah received his Army commission and graduated in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a minor in military science.
Since his ODU commissioning, Shah earned his Army Aviation Senior Aviator wings, having flown more than 1,200 hours in three different aircrafts, and completed over 600 combat flight hours, according to his ODU profile.
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Shah also had an MBA from the University of Georgia, and an MS in engineering management from the University of Kansas.
Some of his individual awards include the Senior Army Aviator Badge, Combat Action Badge, Parachutist Badge, and Air Assault Badge, according to ODU's website.
"Brandon is an advocate for minority and veteran business education and involvement and holds a variety of accolades including combat heroism awards and diversity and inclusion honors," his ODU alumni profile states. "Brandon also volunteers his time to support the less fortunate."
Shah returned to ODU as an instructor in the summer of 2022 to lead the Army ROTC Monarch Battalion, according to a previous ODU article.
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