The FBI has identified the suspect in the deadly New Orleans Bourbon Street truck attack as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Ten people were killed and at least 35 others injured when Jabbar intentionally drove a truck down the crowded street, opening fire on officers before being killed in a shootout.
The FBI has identified the suspect accused of driving a truck down New Orleans ' Bourbon Street, killing 10 people, as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar. FOX News reports that the suspect is a resident of Houston. The FBI says he is a U.S. citizen.According to FOX News, a source says at least four or five other suspects are involved.
Ten people were killed and at least 35 others were injured when a man intentionally drove down Bourbon Street early New Year's morning, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. 'He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,' Kirkpatrick said.According to Kirkpatrick, around 3:15 a.m., the man drove a pickup truck around the barricades blocking Bourbon Street and drove down the street at a fast pace, 'trying to run over as many people as he possibly could.'Once the driver crashed, he opened fire on officers from his vehicle, Kirkpatrick said.Two officers were struck and taken to the hospital in stable condition.The FBI says officers returned fire, and the man died at the scene.The FBI says weapons and a potential improvised explosive device were found in the man's vehicle, and other potential IEDs were also found in the French Quarter. 'The FBI’s Special Agent Bomb Technicians are working with our law enforcement partners to determine if any of these devices are viable and they will work to render those devices safe,' the FBI said in a statement.In a statement Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said the FBI is investigating the incident as 'an act of terrorism.'The FBI says an ISIS flag was located in the vehicle, and the agency is working to determine any possible associations with terrorist organizations.Kirkpatrick also described it as 'very intentional behavior.' She said it was not a case of an intoxicated drive
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