Episode took place during the early hours of Wednesday (Jan 1st); case is investigated as an “act of terrorism”
The FBI () stated this Thursday (2.Jan.2025) that the driver of the pickup truck that a crowd left in New Orleans (USA) acted alone. The case is like “act of terrorism”.
“We do not assess at this time that anyone else was involved in this attack except Shamsud Din Jabbar”the FBI said. Authorities also ruled out the link between this crime and the Las Vegas episode. A car on Wednesday (1st Jan). The driver died and 7 other people were injured.
The attack in New Orleans took place around 3 am (local time) on January 1st. Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, ran over the victims on Bourbon Street, one of the city’s most famous avenues. He was armed and opened fire on other people after getting out of the car. Police officers at the scene shot back and killed him. In addition to the deaths, at least 30 other people were injured.
More than 300 agents were on the streets celebrating New Year’s Eve and also the Sugar Bowl, one of the main college football games held on the first day of the year in New Orleans.
President Joe Biden (Democratic Party) said on Wednesday (January 1) that the perpetrator published videos indicating that he was inspired by IS (Islamic State). A flag belonging to the extremist group was found by police inside his truck after the collision.
According to Biden, the videos expressed “a desire to kill”. The president stated that authorities continue to search “by any secondary connections, associations or conspirators”.
He stated: “We have nothing additional to report at this time. Research remains active and no one should jump to conclusions.”.
Jabbar served in the Army on active duty from 2006 to 2015 and then in the reserves from 2015 to 2020, according to information from US defense officials. He was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009, where he served as an administrative clerk. He achieved the rank of sergeant and was honorably discharged in 2020.
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