Image Credit: LightRocket via Getty Images Old Dominion University (ODU) in Virginia announced an active shooter situation on the morning of March 12, 2026. School officials informed its students that classes were suspended for the rest of the day and that the gunman was declared dead. However, many on campus and around the country are wondering who the suspect is. According to an emergency alert posted by the university, the gunman opened fire inside Constant Hall just before 10:49 a.m. local time. "Two people were injured.