*UPDATE 7:54 PM* Sorry this is late. I had to make dinner!
President Joe Biden finally showed up to address the nation about the terror attack:
The FBI is in an investigation to determine what happened, why it happened, whether there was any continuing threat to public safety. Here’s what we know so far. The FBI has reported to me the killer was an American citizen, born in Texas. He served in the United States Army on active duty for many years. He also served in the Army Reserve until a few years ago. The FBI also reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social media, indicating that he was inspired by ISIS, expressing the desire to kill. Desire to kill. The ISIS flag was found in his vehicle, which he rented to conduct this attack. Possible explosives were found in the vehicle as well. And more explosive were found nearby. The situation is very fluid and the investigation is in the preliminary stage. And the fact is that right now, excuse me, there you go. The law enforcement intelligence community will continue to look for any connections, associations or co-conspirators. We have nothing additional report at this time. The investigation is continuing to be active and no one should jump to conclusions. I’ve directed my attorney general, the FBI director, the Secretary of Homeland Security, head of National Counterintelligence Terrorism center and intelligence community to work on this intensively until we have full and complete information. And once we have that information, I will share that information as soon as we can confirm it. Additionally, we’re tracking the explosion of a cyber truck outside the Trump Hotel in Las Vegas. Law enforcement and the intelligence community are investigating this as well, including whether there’s any possible connection with the attack in New Orleans. Thus far, there’s nothing to report on that score at this time. I directed my team to make sure every resource, every resource is made available to federal, state, and local law enforcement to complete the investigation in New Orleans quickly and to make sure there is no remaining threat to the American people.
*UPDATED 6:32 PN* The death toll has risen to 15.
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*UPDATE 4:04 PM* The feds went to Jabbar’s ex-wife’s home in Houston. The New York Times reported:
Federal agents were at the home of the suspect’s ex-wife in northern Houston on Wednesday. Outside, her new husband, Dwayne Marsh, said that the suspect had begun to convert to Islam and, within the last year, was “being all crazy.” He said that the suspect had two daughters, one a teenager and one a young adult, and that they were “a mess” after the attack.
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*UPDATE 2:21 PM* Authorities spoke during a press conference, confirming they found an ISIS flag in Jabbar’s truck, which he rented from Turo.
The suspect served in the Army for years.
FBI Assistant Special Agent Althea Duncan confirmed they found two I.E.D.s and disposed of them. She also said they “do not believe that the suspect ‘was solely responsible.'”
The FBI has started investigating his “potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations.”
Duncan said they “did not rule out that there could be an ongoing threat.”
*UPDATE 1:30 PM* The Sugar Bowl has been postponed until Thursday.
It was scheduled for tonight in New Orleans.
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*UPDATE 1:18 PM* The truck reportedly had an ISIS flag on it.
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*UPDATE* Sources have identified Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar as the suspect in the New Orleans attack on Bourbon Street.
The truck had Texas license plates. More from Fox News:
Two federal law enforcement sources who were not authorized to speak publicly said the pickup truck used in the attack was tracked crossing the southern border into the U.S. at Eagle Pass, Texas, on November 16th. The identification of the driver who crossed the border does not appear to be the shooter, the sources said.It has not been confirmed that the attacker was driving the vehicle when it crossed the border. Police have also not confirmed the attacker’s immigration status.At least 10 people are dead and 35 injured after the driver plowed a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early Wednesday morning.The driver, a male, reportedly jumped out of the vehicle and opened fire on police after hitting the crowd. The brief shootout ended with the suspect dead at the scene, authorities confirmed. Police say 35 people have been transported to five hospitals across the city after suffering injuries from the attack.
The attack happened at 3:15 AM. The cops killed him after he started a shoot out with them.
The New York Times reported “the suspect was a U.S. citizen from Texas.”
***Previous reporting…
A man intentionally drove his truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street early this morning.
The attack killed ten people and injured 35.
After he crashed his car, the man opened fire on the police. He shot two officers, who are now in stable condition.
Fox News has learned the suspect is dead “after exchanging gunfire with police.”
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell declared the massacre on Bourbon Street as a “terrorist attack.”
So at first I saw reports indicating the FBI disagreed with Cantrell. However, a law enforcement official told NBC News that the FBI has started investigating the attack as “potential terrorism”
By the way, New Year’s Eve/Day isn’t the only reason why people gathered in the French Quarter.
The 2025 Sugar Bowl takes place today in New Orleans between Notre Dame and Georgia. It’s also a playoff quarterfinal game.
New Orleans police chief Anne Kirkpatrick said the driver who plowed a car into a large crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning did so intentionally.Kirkpatrick said the man drove a pickup truck down Bourbon Street “at a very fast pace.” The suspect also fired a gun at police officers from the vehicle, hitting two officers who are now in stable condition.”It was very intentional behavior,” the superintendent of police said. “”This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could.”Kirkpatrick said this was not a case of drunk driving but was “more complex and more serious based on the information we have right now.”She noted the suspect went around police barricades to massacre as many people as he could.”He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and damage that he did,” Kirkpatrick said.
The authorities found “improvised explosive devices” but haven’t determined if the devices are viable.
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