Suspect In Deadly New Orleans Attack Identified, Accused Of Killing 10 And Injuring Dozens
FBI investigators arrive at the scene where the white Ford F-150 pickup truck that crashed into a work lift after allegedly driving into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year’s crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by MATTHEW HINTON/AFP via Getty Images)
UPDATE – 1/1/25- 10:45 A.M.: The suspect accused of plowing a truck through a crowd of people, killing at least 10 on Wednesday morning in New Orleans, has been identified and confirmed by the FBI as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
The FBI said in a statement on Wednesday that Jabbar is a U.S. citizen from Texas.
The bureau also confirmed that Jabbar was carrying an ISIS flag in the truck, and they noted that he was dressed in military tactical gear. The FBI also added that a number of weapons and a possible improvised explosive device (IED) were found in his vehicle.
7:38 AM: At least 10 people were killed and dozens were injured early on Wednesday morning after a man intentionally drove a truck into a massive crowd of people on the famous Bourbon Street in New Orleans as revelers were celebrating the new year, officials said.
New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick announced that the suspect drove around barricades and hurtled down Bourbon Street in “very intentional behavior,” then jumped out of the vehicle and started exchanging gunfire with police.
MASS CASUALTY EVENT: Another vehicular mass casualty event has been reported, this one in New Orleans. Dozens have been injured and killed. More to follow in this thread.
“The city of New Orleans was impacted by a terrorist attack,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said of the carnage, as the FBI investigated possible improvised explosives left at the scene.
NEW ORLEANS NYE TERROR ATTACK:
– Incident is classified as a terror attack – Two officers were shot; their condition is now stable – Investigation is underway – Police are in direct contact with the White House and Louisiana governor pic.twitter.com/6qGynKTAOM
The tragic incident took place at the intersection of Bourbon and Canal Streets in the French Quarter neighborhood at around 3:15 a.m., close to where revelers had gathered to watch the city’s New Year’s Eve fireworks, police said.
“This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could,” Kirkpatrick said, adding the driver “was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did.”
Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Orleans field office, said that officials were currently examining at least one suspected improvised explosive device uncovered at the scene.
However, it wasn’t immediately confirmed if the device was linked to the driver.
Police have not yet identified a possible motive behind the attack. Videos on social media show bloodied bodies in the street as gunshots went off.
Multiple EMS and coroner vehicles could be seen on the scene in the aftermath as well.
The wounded were all rushed to five nearby hospitals, including University Medical Center, Touro Hospital and East Jefferson General Hospital, officials said. The status of the injuries of those hospitalized wasn’t immediately known.
“A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning,” Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry (R-La.) said in a statement.
“Please join Sharon and I in praying for all the victims and first responders on scene. I urge all near the scene to avoid the area.”
The horrific killings took place toward the end of New Year’s celebrations and just hours before the kickoff of the College Football Playoff Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame at the Caesar’s Superdome.
Witnesses Jim and Nicole Mowrer, who were in town from Iowa, told CBS News they had earlier watched the city’s fireworks display before they suddenly heard crashing noises and spotted the truck plowing down the street “at a high rate of speed.”
The Mowrers told reporters that they tried to help victims, but realized that they were already dead.
“We were pretty, pretty close to where it started,” Nicole said.
“Once it was past us, we did hear gunfire, saw police running that direction,” she continued. “Once the gunfire stopped, we stayed in the alcove until the gunfire stopped, came out into the street, and came across a lot of — several people who had been hit, [we] wanted to see what we could do to help.”
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