by Admin
Jan 3, 2025
It was a horrible New Year’s Day for the people of New Orleans after a truck driver rammed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The attacker rammed into a crowd celebrating the New Year, killing 10 people on the spot and injuring 30 others, two people died on their way to the hospital while the other two died in the ICU.
The attacker who was armed with an assault rifle also shot two police officers who were first responders to the incident. The driver had the flag of ISIS hanging on the back of the truck.
The suspect was identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, of Texas a United States Army Veteran. The suspect was killed in a gunfight with the police after he shot two police officers.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) disclosed that they have begun an investigation of searching a Houston location they believe is connected to the suspected New Orleans attacker.
In a statement released by the agency, it said “FBI Houston and the Harris County Sheriff’s Office are continuing a court-authorized search of a location near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive,”
The FBI’s New Orleans field office said it was “Currently conducting several court-authorized search warrants in New Orleans and other states.”
The agency further revealed that it “plans to turn over the Bourbon Street crime scene to local authorities by early tomorrow morning,”
The FBI is investigating the deadly New Orleans attack as an act of terrorizing after explosive devices were found at the back of the truck.
The FBI revealed that the suspect made several video recordings where he confessed to joining ISIS.
An Army spokesperson revealed that the suspect served in the US Army from 2007 to 2020 as a human resources specialist and information technology specialist on active duty between March 2007 and January 2015, deploying to Afghanistan once from February 2009 to January 2010.
General Liz Murrill, the attorney general of Louisiana, said “that explosive devices associated with the New Orleans attack were manufactured at an Airbnb that was rented out for that purpose,”
She further revealed that “A house fire occurred Wednesday morning that was connected to this event where we believe the IEDs were being made”.
Jean-Paul Morrell, New Orleans City Council member said “The vehicle was rented off of a vehicle rental site that wasn’t a traditional one. The individual, from what we understand, was in an Airbnb, and that’s where they, I guess, stayed before they came and instituted the attack”.