Katie Couric Instagram – Fourteen people were killed and dozens injured after a man deliberately drove a pickup truck into crowds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early New Year’s Day, around 3:15 a.m.
The FBI has identified the suspect as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran from Texas. The truck carried an ISIS flag, weapons and a “potential” improvised explosive, according to the FBI. Other potential bombs were found in the French Quarter. The driver crashed the truck and died following a shootout with police officers.
Investigators say they now believe Jabbar acted alone. New Orleans officials also stated that they were moving to reopen Bourbon Street and were confident in the security precautions they had taken for the rescheduled Sugar Bowl, set for Thursday afternoon.
“The man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could,” New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. “He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and destruction that he did.”
The attack occurred during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the city’s French Quarter, one of New Orleans’ most crowded areas, and just hours before the college football Sugar Bowl was set to kick off at the city’s Superdome.
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