The FBI has identified the suspect in the deadly New Orleans Bourbon Street attack as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born Army veteran from the Houston area. Jabbar intentionally drove a pickup truck down the crowded street early New Year's morning, killing 10 people and injuring at least 35 others. He opened fire on officers after crashing the vehicle, and was killed by return fire.
The FBI has identified the suspect accused of driving a pickup truck down New Orleans ' Bourbon Street , killing 10 people, as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar.According to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Jabbar is from the Houston area.The FBI says Jabbar is a U.S.-born citizen and an Army veteran.Patrick says Jabbar rented the pickup truck on Monday and had been driving the rented vehicle in Houston before heading to New Orleans .
Ten people were killed and at least 35 others were injured when a man intentionally drove down Bourbon Street early New Year's morning, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said.'He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,' Kirkpatrick said.According to Kirkpatrick, around 3:15 a.m., the man drove a pickup truck around the barricades blocking Bourbon Street and drove down the street at a fast pace, 'trying to run over as many people as he possibly could.'Once the driver crashed, he opened fire on officers, Kirkpatrick said.Two officers were struck and taken to the hospital in stable condition.The FBI says officers returned fire, and the man died at the scene.The FBI says weapons and a potential improvised explosive device were found in the man's vehicle, and other potential IEDs were also found in the French Quarter.'The FBI’s Special Agent Bomb Technicians are working with our law enforcement partners to determine if any of these devices are viable and they will work to render those devices safe,' the FBI said in a statement.In a statement Wednesday, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland said the FBI is investigating the incident as 'an act of terrorism.'The FBI says an ISIS flag was located in the vehicle, and the agency is working to determine any possible associations with terrorist organization
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