A U.S. Army veteran from Texas, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, drove to New Orleans and deliberately plowed into New Year's revelers, killing one and injuring others. Before the attack, Jabbar recorded videos stating his allegiance to ISIS and his plans to kill his family.
This undated and unlocated handout image released by the FBI on January 1, 2025 shows a photo of deceased New Orleans attack suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar.A U.S. Army veteran from Texas who drove to Louisiana and deliberately plowed into New Year's revelers in New Orleans recorded videos during the drive addressed to his family, in which he talked about plans to kill them and told them he had joined ISIS . 'I wanted to record this message for my family,' Shamsud-Din Jabbar said in the videos.
'I wanted you to know that I joined ISIS earlier this year.' He told his family that he had first wanted to organize a 'celebration' for them and make everyone 'witness the killing of the apostates,' an apparent reference to killing them. A senior law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information, confirmed to NBC News the contents of the videos, which were first reported by The New York Times. NBC News has not independently reviewed the videos. Jabbar, 42, drove a rented truck from Houston to New Orleans on New Year's Eve, authorities said, posting videos online along the way. Once he reached New Orleans' famous Bourbon Street, he planted two improvised explosive devices and then got back into his truck and In the years leading up to Wednesday's attack, Jabbar experienced his third divorce, accumulated significant debt and lost his corporate job. Divorce court records from January 2022 reveal he was facing business losses and credit card debt in the tens of thousands of dollars, along with more than $27,000 in overdue mortgage payments. By August of that year, his bank accounts held just $2,012, according to filings in the case. While it may not have surprised experts, Jabbar's rampage has bewildered his family, friends and colleagues, who described him as kind and unassumin
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