NATIONAL NEWS

Gunman who shot 2 people at Old Dominion University in Virginia is dead, college says

Mar 12, 2026, 9:01 AM | Updated: 8:10 pm

A gunman is dead and two people are hurt after a shooting at Old Dominion University on Thursday, the Virginia school said.

ODU said a gunman opened fire in its business school building, injuring two people who were sent to the hospital. It wasn’t immediately clear how the shooter died.

The university in Norfolk canceled classes and suspended all operations on its main campus for the rest of Thursday and urged people to avoid the area in and around Constant Hall while emergency officials continue to work.

The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said on the social platform X that it had agents on scene supporting the response.

__

Associated Press journalist Allen G. Breed in Wake Forest, North Carolina, contributed to this report.

Please follow our Community Guidelines

National News

FILE - Law enforcement vehicles sit parked outside the Florida state prison in Starke, Fla., on Tue...

Associated Press

Florida is set to carry out 18th execution this year and moving closer to tying record

MIAMI (AP) — Florida is set Tuesday to carry out its 18th execution of the year under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ’ aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was sentenced to death after being convicted of first-degree murder for the 1986 shooting of Indian River County Deputy Richard […]

2 hours ago

President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally at Heartland Credit Union Arena, Monday, Oct. 19...

Associated Press

Gimmick or giveback? Even some Trump supporters don’t expect to get $5,000 checks after midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is hoping that $5,000 checks can juice Republican turnout in November’s midterm elections — but even some of his devoted fans are doubting that government payouts would arrive. “I mean, I guess it’s good for some people. I really don’t care,” said Jamie Alvarez, who attended Trump’s recent Alaska […]

2 hours ago

no kings seattle protest...

James Lynch

Seattle police report no major incidents at No Kings rally

Seattle police are calling Saturday’s No Kings rally and march a success, reporting no arrests, property damage, or issues involving participants.

5 hours ago

FILE - President Donald Trump meets with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the United ...

Associated Press

US ties with Ukraine hit new low as Trump slights Zelenskyy and eases up on Russia

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.-Ukraine alliance is careening toward a possible breaking point, with Moscow strengthened by President Donald Trump’s recent rejection of new Russia sanctions and Kyiv undermined by disruptions in satellite support for its drones during the war. Trump’s relationship with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has always been a moving target, while the […]

7 hours ago

Police caution tape surrounds Silver Rail Elementary in Bend, Ore., Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, a day af...

Associated Press

Parents of Bend school shooting victim hire attorneys to investigate school plans and gun purchase

The parents of one of three children killed in last week’s shooting at an elementary school in Oregon have hired attorneys to investigate the school’s protocols and how the teenage gunman got his weapon. Rhoam Summer, 5, was one of three children killed along with a teacher in the attack Thursday at Silver Rail Elementary […]

8 hours ago

The Mall of America flies an American flag, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, in Bloomington, Minn. (AP Phot...

Associated Press

Minnesota teen accused of plotting terror attack at Mall of America to remain jailed

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — An 18-year-old from Minnesota who prosecutors say planned a terror attack at the Mall of America and who was arrested after buying an AK-47 from an undercover FBI employee must remain in custody, a federal judge ruled Monday. Sheikhdoon Abdullahi Mohamud, an American-born U.S. citizen of Somali descent, won’t be released because […]

9 hours ago

Gunman who shot 2 people at Old Dominion University in Virginia is dead, college says