A pickup truck plowed into a crowd on New Orleans' Bourbon Street on New Year's Day, killing 15 people, including the driver. The FBI is investigating the attack, identifying the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, an Army veteran who was killed after shooting at police.
In the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans . The attack left 15 people (including the driver) dead and dozens more injured, according to officials. The FBI has identified the man driving the car as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran who lived in Texas. Jabbar exited the truck after crashing it and began shooting at police officers, who returned fire. Jabbar was declared dead at the scene.
Bourbon Street, a lively tourist destination, usually has bollards in place to keep pedestrians from getting hit by vehicles. However, the bollards had been removed for repairs ahead of the Super Bowl next month. In their place were barriers and patrol cars, which Jabbar was able to drive around. “We had a car there, we had barriers there, we had officers there, and he still got around,” New Orleans Police Department superintendent said.Special agent Duncan told reporters on Wednesday that investigators “do not believe that Jabbar was solely responsible” for the attack and that they are looking at a “range of suspects.” President Biden said that hours before the attack, Jabbar had posted videos in which he claimed to be “inspired by ISIS.
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