Shah, remembered as a dedicated instructor and respected mentor to young cadets, had built a life around service, discipline, and guiding others. But just hours before the heartbreaking incident that took his life, loved ones say he made what seemed like an ordinary phone call home — calmly checking in with his mother the way he often did.
Lt. Col. Brandon Shah was a loyal and dedicated soldier, ODU teacher Shah was shot and killed while two of his ROTC cadets were wounded when a gunman burst into their classroom. ...