Communities in Virginia and Michigan were shaken by two violent attacks that occurred less than two hours apart, leaving one person dead and several others injured. Authorities said the incidents could have been far more deadly without quick intervention from bystanders and security personnel.

At Old Dominion University in Virginia, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former member of the Virginia Army National Guard who had previously served prison time for attempting to aid the Islamic State group, opened fire in a classroom. He killed Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, an instructor with the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and wounded two others before students subdued and killed him. The shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism. Jalloh, a naturalized citizen originally from Sierra Leone, had been released from federal custody in 2024 and was on probation while taking online classes at the university.

In Michigan, Ayman Mohammad Ghazali drove into Temple Israel near Detroit after waiting outside for about two hours with a rifle, fireworks and containers of liquid believed to be gasoline. About 140 children and staff were inside at the time. A security officer was struck and knocked unconscious, but no one else was injured. Ghazali exchanged gunfire with security before killing himself as his vehicle caught fire. Federal authorities said the attack targeted the Jewish community, though they had not yet determined whether to classify it as terrorism.

Officials said Ghazali, a Lebanese-born citizen, had recently learned that four relatives were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon. Law enforcement credited preparation and rapid response for preventing greater loss of life in both attacks.