A man drove a truck with an ISIS flag into a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. Authorities are investigating a potential improvised explosive device found in the truck and other potential IEDs discovered in the French Quarter. Investigators believe multiple people were involved and suspect explosive devices were made in an Airbnb. Police have no information suggesting an attack was possible before yesterday's incident.
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told the "TODAY" show that authorities are still looking into "people of interest" related to yesterday's attack in New Orleans , when a man drove a truck with an ISIS flag into a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street ,, a Texas-born U.S. citizen and Army veteran.
"We are staffing up at the same level if not more so than we were prepared for Super Bowl," she said, with the Super Bowl set to take place Feb. 9 at Caesars Superdome.Authorities are still looking into"people of interest" related to yesterday's attack on Bourbon Street, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told NBC News’ “TODAY” show this morning.
In a YouTube video in 2020, Jabbar said he was born in Beaumont, Texas, and had worked in real estate after having served a decade in the military. His real estate license expired in 2023, according to Texas Real Estate Commission records. "Democrats should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen to our Country," he added as he called for the CIA to"get involved, NOW, before it is too late."Surveillance video captures the moment that a white pickup truck drove at high speed into a group of pedestrians in Bourbon Street, New Orleans.
Jabbar had served in the Army on active duty from 2006 to 2015 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009, three U.S. defense officials separatelyNBC News. He attended Georgia State University from 2015 to 2017 and graduated with a BBA in computer information systems, a university spokesperson separately confirmed.
Speaking late Wednesday, the President said that the FBI believes the suspect posted ISIS-inspired videos before the attack and urged patience as the investigation continues, thanking first responders and law enforcement for their swift action.New Orleans' City Hall will be closed to the public today, but will resume normal business hours Friday morning, city officials said.
Murrill also said she wanted to delay the Sugar Bowl another day. The football game, which was originally scheduled for tonight in New Orleans, was postponed to tomorrow after the attack. A spokesperson for San Diego State University confirmed that Steele was currently enrolled as a student there, but said no additional information could be shared, citing student privacy laws.In a separate statement shared on Facebook yesterday, Congressman Byron Donalds noted that two members of the Southwest Florida community were injured during the attack, naming Eisele and Idelson as 2023 graduates of the Canterbury School.
Rich Clark, the executive director of the College Football Playoff said in a statement yesterday that organizers would be working with local authorities to"work together to ensure we can provide a safe environment for everyone."Hubert Gauthreaux, 21, has been identified as being among those killed in the attack by his former high school, the Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, Louisiana.
But whether the drivers overlapped in the time they served in the military, or at any locations, was unclear. The sources said it was a potentially notable investigative strand.
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