A pickup truck driven into a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans killed 15 people and injured dozens more. The FBI is investigating the attack as a terrorist act.
Many questions remained unanswered more than 24 hours after a man drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans , killing 15 people and injuring dozens of others. The FBI is investigating the attack and identified the driver as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar. Officials have not yet released the names of those killed, but their families and friends have begun sharing their stories. About 30 people were hurt.
Here is the latest information:What we know: The FBI is investigating the attack as a terrorist act. Around 3:15 a.m. local time, the driver of a rented pickup truck drove onto a sidewalk, steering around a police car that was positioned to block vehicular traffic, and slammed into revelers celebrating the new year on Bourbon Street. The suspect was killed by police after he exited the truck and opened fire on responding officers, authorities said. Three officers returned fire, and two were shot and were in stable condition.Authorities also found potential explosive devices in the French Quarter, the FBI said.What we don’t know: Surveillance footage showed three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive devices, according to a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press. The FBI said it does not believe the driver acted alone, and the investigation is ongoing. What’s next: Officials have not yet identified the victims killed in the attack. New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna said in a statement late Wednesday that they will release the names of the dead once autopsies are complete, and they’ve talked with the next of kin. What we know: The FBI said Jabbar was a U.S. citizen and Army veteran from Texas. A flag representing the Islamic State group was found on the vehicle’s trailer hitch, according to the agenc
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