{"id":2580074,"date":"2026-03-15T16:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-prosecutor-blames-republicans-after-convicted-isis-supporter-opens-fire-at-old-dominion-university\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:05:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T20:05:35","slug":"soros-prosecutor-blames-republicans-after-convicted-isis-supporter-opens-fire-at-old-dominion-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-prosecutor-blames-republicans-after-convicted-isis-supporter-opens-fire-at-old-dominion-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Soros Prosecutor Blames Republicans After Convicted ISIS Supporter Opens Fire At Old Dominion University"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsoros-prosecutor-blames-republicans-after-convicted-isis-supporter-opens-fire-at-old-dominion-university%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2580074&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Norfolk, Virginia, prosecutor described as Soros-funded, Ramin Fatehi, blamed Republicans and the so-called \u201ccult of gun absolutism\u201d for the deadly Old Dominion University shooting, arguing that the United States prioritizes guns over people and urging political courage to enact sensible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gun-control-groups-lash-out-at-biden\/\" title=\"Gun-Control Groups Lash Out at Biden\">gun-control measures<\/a>. He suggested that without the political will to break the influence of gun absolutism,more such incidents would occur.<\/p>\n<p>The shooter, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a sierra Leone-born naturalized citizen and a former ISIS supporter, was previously sentenced in 2017 to 11 years for attempting to provide material support to ISIS and was released in december 2024 before the sentence ended. Fatehi\u2019s fundraising includes about $667,236 from Soros-backed PACs (the Justice and Public safety PAC and the Democracy PAC) and $5,000 from the Real Justice PAC. His website lists priorities such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-nominee-does-about-face-on-police-protections-drug-legalization\/\" title=\"Biden ... Department Nominee Does About Face on Police Protections, Drug Legalization\">decriminalizing drug possession<\/a> and reforms to firearms-possession laws.<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel stated the shooting would be investigated as an act of terrorism. Fatehi did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The piece also contains standard media Disclaimers and licensing notes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A George Soros-funded prosecutor lashed out Thursday, blaming Republicans and the &ldquo;cult of gun absolutism&rdquo; for the deadly shooting at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Va. Speaking hours after the gunman was shot dead by police, Norfolk Commonwealth&rsquo;s Attorney Ramin Fatehi said the United States is &ldquo;a country where people care more about guns&rdquo; than children, religious worshippers, and college students.<\/p>\n<p>Fatehi blamed lawmakers for lacking &ldquo;the courage to implement sensible gun control measures.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t matter how hard President Hemphill works, how hard the chiefs work, somebody will be a victim eventually,&rdquo; Fatehi said. &ldquo;Until there is the political will to break the spell, the cult of gun absolutism, you will see more incidents like this.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Norfolk&rsquo;s Soros-funded Commonwealth Attorney Ramin Fatehi blames Republicans and the &ldquo;cult of gun absolutism&rdquo; for the shooting at Old Dominion.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect is reportedly a previously convicted supporter of ISIS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Q2aYdcJUDI\">pic.twitter.com\/Q2aYdcJUDI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/2032175087634329986?\">March 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadAnyclip(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, identified as the shooter, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/archives\/opa\/pr\/former-army-national-guardsman-sentenced-11-years-attempting-provide-material-support-isil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sentenced<\/a> in 2017 to 11 years in prison for attempting to provide material support to ISIS. Jalloh, a naturalized citizen originally from Sierra Leone, was released in December 2024 before the end of his sentence, according to federal prison records.<\/p>\n<p>Fatehi, who was elected in 2021, has received a combined total of $667,236 from two of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >top political action committees funded<\/a> by billionaire leftist donor George Soros &mdash; the Justice and Public Safety PAC and the Democracy PAC &mdash; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpap.org\/committees\/366163\/top_donors\/?start_year=all&amp;end_year=all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">public records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor has also received $5,000 from the Real Justice PAC, which is funded in part by The Wren Collective, <a href=\"https:\/\/wrencollective.org\/who-we-are\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an organization<\/a> claiming to support elected officials on &ldquo;policy development and implementation along with narrative change.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The prosecutor&rsquo;s website lists several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-political-power-grab-biden-creates-commission-to-study-packing-the-supreme-court\/\" title=\"\u2018A ... Power Grab\u2019: Biden Creates Commission To Study Packing The Supreme Court\">leftist agenda items<\/a> as &ldquo;priorities,&rdquo; including the decriminalization of drug possession and &ldquo;firearms-possession&rdquo; crimes, which it claims &ldquo;are strong indicators of violence to come.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>FBI Director Kash Patel wrote in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/fbidirectorkash\/status\/2032183663350214858\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an X post<\/a> Thursday that the shooting, which killed one and left two others wounded, would be investigated &ldquo;as an act of terrorism.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Fatehi did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/union-membership-plummets-to-record-low\/\" title=\"Union Membership Plummets to Record Low\">legitimate news publisher<\/a> that can provide a large audience. 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Speaking shortly after police killed the shooter, Norfolk Commonwealth\u2019s Attorney Ramin Fatehi said the United States \u201ccares more about guns\u201d than about children, worshippers, and students. He accused lawmakers of lacking the courage to pass sensible gun-control measures and warned that, no matter how hard leaders work, someone will be a victim until there is the political will to break the grip of gun absolutism; more incidents would follow otherwise. Fatehi\u2019s comments also note that the suspect is reportedly a previously convicted supporter of ISIS. The report adds that Fatehi has received campaign contributions from Soros-funded PACs and other groups, and it mentions that FBI Director Kash Patel said the shooting would be investigated as an act of terrorism. 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