The FBI says the suspect has been identified as Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, who pleaded guilty in 2016 to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State.
The FBI is investigating the shooting, which left one victim dead and two others wounded, as an act of terrorism.
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The suspect, who was killed following the shooting, had previously been imprisoned for several years for trying to support ISIS, the FBI said.
Old Dominion University said a gunman opened fire in its business school building, killing one person and wounding two.