A driver intentionally rammed a vehicle into a crowd celebrating New Year's in New Orleans, injuring several people. Authorities are investigating the incident as a potential act of terrorism.
In New Orleans , a vehicle intentionally drove into a crowd during New Year's celebrations early today. The driver was 'hellbent' on 'creating the carnage and the damage that he did,' New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. Alejandro Mayorkas, secretary of Homeland Security, said his department is working with local law enforcement to investigate the ramming attack as an act of terrorism.
Federal investigators and local law enforcement in New Orleans are trying to determine if the suspect in the ramming vehicle used a long-gun rifle and was firing it into the crowd while running people over on Bourbon street. The vehicle used in the incident is also an intense focus for investigators, who are using the license plate, a Texas plate, to try to glean more information on the suspect and what unfolded. A white stick or pipe with a black cloth wrapped around it was also found on the rear of the vehicle affixed to the hitch. It's possible the cloth could be a flag or contain markings, but investigators are still looking into the matter.The Tournament of Roses and the city of Pasadena, California, said this morning that they “extend our deepest sympathies to the people of Louisiana and the city of New Orleans following this morning’s tragic events.”today. More than 800,000 people from across the country line up to see the spectacle every year, and millions more watch from home.The statement said the city undergoes months of preparations in coordination with law enforcement and has a “hard shut down of vehicles along the entire Parade route in addition to very robust vehicle barriers at intersections,” as well as more than 1,000 law enforcement personnel working the parade and game.appear to show the white pickup truck used by the attacker in New Orleans this mornin
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