The driver responsible for the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, which killed at least 15 people, was identified as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a graduate of Georgia State University. Jabbar, a 42-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, attended GSU from 2015 to 2017 and graduated with a B.B.A. in Computer Information Systems.
The man identified as the driver in the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday morning was a graduate of Georgia State University , according to school officials. Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar , a 42-year-old resident of Houston, Texas, attended GSU from 2015 to 2017 and graduated with a B.B.A. in Computer Information Systems. FOX 5 Atlanta has confirmed that he lived in the state of Georgia at the time he was registered at GSU.
Georgia State University has seven campuses throughout metro Atlanta with more than 50,000 students. At least 15 people were killed and 35 injured when the suspect drove a rented truck into a large crowd gathered to celebrate the New Year on Bourbon Street. He then engaged New Orleans police in a gunfight and was ultimately killed by officers. Two officers were injured during the exchange. A photo circulated among law enforcement officials showed a bearded Jabbar wearing camouflage next to the truck after he was killed by police. Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick stated that the driver was 'hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did' and attempted 'to run over as many people as he could.' According to DeKalb County court records, Jabbar was married in September 2013 and filed for divorce in DeKalb County in May 2016. During that time, records indicate he was living in a Clarkston apartment complex. Multiple other addresses were also associated with Jabbar. Court records from Cobb County show that Jabbar sold a property on Horseshoe Creek Drive in Marietta. Neighbors tell FOX 5 that Jabbar was the landlord of the home. According to the FBI, he is a U.S.-born citizen from Texas and an Army veteran. FOX News has confirmed Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar was in the regular Army as a Human Resource Specialist (42A) and Information Technology (IT) Specialist (25B) from March 2007 until January 2015. He would go on to serve in the Army Reserve as an IT Specialist (25B) from January 2015 until July 2020
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