A deadly attack during New Year's celebrations in New Orleans, claimed by officials as a terrorist attack, has claimed 15 lives and injured dozens. The suspect utilized a Ford F-150 Lightning truck rented from a Houston resident via the Turo platform. Authorities are investigating the suspect's potential ties to ISIS after an ISIS flag was discovered in the vehicle. Explosive devices were also found at the incident site.
A Ford F-150 Lightning truck driven by the suspect in a deadly attack during New Year celebrations in New Orleans has ties to the Houston area, sources confirmed to ABC Houston affiliate. The electric truck with Texas plates was rented via the app Turo, a vehicle-sharing platform, from a man in Houston. Sources say the truck was then observed Tuesday in north Harris County around Treaschwig Road and Aldine Westfield Road around 10:15 a.m., and then again at 11:10 a.m. At 12:15 p.m.
, the truck was reportedly observed in Baytown, Texas, heading east on I-10 in the direction of New Orleans, sources tell KTRK. ABC News spoke to the truck's owner, who confirmed he rented the vehicle to an individual through Turo. The owner said he is currently talking to the FBI and declined to comment further. An ISIS flag was found in the vehicle, and the FBI is working to determine the suspect's potential associations with the terrorist organization. New Orleans updates: 15 dead, dozens injured after vehicle plows into crowd in 'terrorist attack' A suspect who was 'hellbent' on killing as many people as possible drove a pickup truck around barricades and plowed his vehicle through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans at a high rate of speed, leaving at least 15 dead and injuring dozens of others early Wednesday, city and federal officials said. Explosive devices found in and around the scene on Bourbon Street were apparently found to be viable, multiple law enforcement sources also tell ABC News. ABC News reports that some hotels are being evacuated in the area and that several controlled detonations have taken plac
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