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5 min readA classroom shooting at Virginia's Old Dominion University was stopped by ROTC students who subdued the attacker, the FBI confirmed. The gunman, a convicted Islamic State supporter and former Army National Guard member, killed one person and injured two others before the students intervened and killed him. FBI Special Agent Dominican said, "The brave ROTC members in that room subdued him. And if not for them, I'm not sure, you know, what else he may have done."
Separately, the FBI is investigating an attack on a synagogue outside Detroit, where a suspect died after crashing his truck into the building. One security guard was injured.
Oil markets face historic disruption from Middle East war
The Paris-based International Energy Agency reports that the war in the Middle East is causing the largest supply disruption in the history of global oil markets. Oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz have plunged from roughly twenty million barrels a day to a mere trickle. Gulf countries have cut total oil production by at least ten million barrels a day because they cannot ship the oil and storage facilities have filled up.
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- 1 (00:04) **Old Dominion University Shooting** - ROTC students subdued a gunman who killed one and injured two others; the FBI identified the attacker as a convicted Islamic State supporter and former Army National Guard member.
- 2 (00:46) **Synagogue Attack in Detroit** - FBI investigates a crash into a synagogue outside Detroit; the suspect died and one guard was injured.
- 3 (00:57) **IEA Warns of Historic Oil Supply Disruption** - The International Energy Agency reports the war in the Middle East has caused the largest supply disruption in global oil market history.
- 4 (02:10) **Israel Drops Charges in Sde Teiman Detainee Abuse Case** - The military's new top lawyer dismisses charges against five soldiers accused of severely abusing a Palestinian detainee, citing difficulty prosecuting after the detainee was returned to Gaza.
- 5 (03:02) **U.S. Refueling Aircraft Crashes in Western Iraq** - Central Command confirms a refueling plane went down in an incident involving another aircraft that landed safely; the crash is not attributed to hostile or friendly fire, and casualties are unclear.
- 6 (03:28) **Record Low Snowpack Across the Western U.S.** - March is typically Colorado's snowiest month, but the state reports its lowest snow totals on record; the Cascades and California also face dire conditions.
- 7 (04:20) **Global Markets Decline on Iran War Oil Shock** - Japan's Nikkei falls 1.3% in Friday trading; Wall Street finished sharply lower with the S&P 500 down 1.5% and the Dow down 1.6%.
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