A pickup truck plowed into a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, leaving at least 10 dead and dozens injured. The attack is being investigated as an act of terror.
A suspect described as 'hellbent' on killing as many people as possible drove a pickup truck through barricades and plowed into a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans at a high rate of speed. The incident left at least 10 dead and injured dozens of others early Wednesday, city and federal officials said. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell described the horrific incident as a 'terrorist attack' and the FBI said it was being investigated as an act of terror.
The suspect, identified by the FBI as 42-year-old Army veteran Shamsud Din Jabbar, allegedly fired shots into the crowd while mowing down numerous people over a three-block stretch on the famed thoroughfare. After exiting the truck wielding an assault rifle, he allegedly opened fire on police officers. Officers returned fire, killing the suspect. At least two police officers were shot and wounded. New Orleans police have reviewed surveillance video that appears to show several people planting potential explosive devices in advance of the vehicle ramming, leading the FBI to conclude the driver was not 'solely responsible' for the attack. Investigators are still trying to determine the position of the security bollards intended to prevent vehicles from going onto Bourbon Street at the time of the attack
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