DOJ Charges Kenya Chapman With Selling Gun To Old Dominion University Shooter

The Justice Department has charged Kenya Chapman for allegedly selling the handgun used in the Old Dominion University classroom shooting to Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a man previously convicted in a terrorism case.

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Prosecutors have charged Chapman with making false statements in connection with a firearm purchase and dealing firearms without a license, and federal authorities say Jalloh — who had a terrorism conviction and was barred from possessing a gun — carried out the deadly attack that killed one person and injured two others.

Associated Press News

The case is being handled as part of a broader federal investigation into how the weapon was obtained and sold.

According to investigators’ accounts and court documents, Chapman told agents he stole the firearm from a car in Newport News about a year earlier and sold it to Jalloh days before the shooting; he initially gave inconsistent accounts, at one point saying he found the gun "in the woods."

Tracing the weapon was complicated because its serial number had been partially obliterated, but agents say phone records showing frequent calls between Jalloh and Chapman in the week before the attack helped identify Chapman as a suspect.

BBC

The shooter, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, is a former Army National Guard member who previously pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to aid the Islamic State group; he served time and was released from federal custody in December 2024 and was on supervised release.

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Authorities say Jalloh was barred from possessing a firearm because of his terrorism-related conviction, and multiple outlets emphasise his prior conviction and connection to the Islamic State in reporting the case.

Witnesses and officials say Jalloh entered an ROTC class, twice asked people to confirm it was an ROTC event, and shouted "Allahu Akbar" before opening fire;

the Reserve Officers' Training Corps students in the room subdued and killed him, and FBI agents described the episode as being investigated as an act of terrorism.

Associated Press News

The shooting killed an ROTC instructor, identified as Lt Col Brandon Shah, and wounded two others; FBI special agent Dominique Evans praised the students and said there was no suggestion the attack was tied to the war in Iran.