LA - Vehicle drives through New Year's crowd - Multiple fatalities reported - Bourbon Street New Orleans - January 1 2025

[BetteDavisEyes]

At least 10 people killed by car driving into crowd in New Orleans

More than 30 others were injured and two police officers shot during New Year’s celebrations early Wednesday. The suspect is dead, the FBI said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[BrianJohnson]

Would like to know more about his Army days. If he's called a veteran, seems it was an honorable discharge. What do neighbors have to say? Last known address I researched was Fresno, Texas. Assuming Fresno is correct, demographics would have hidden him well.

If the Linkedin thing from earlier is true he was not a soldier/rifleman as such but was employed by the military in the IT department, no combat training.

With terms like ‘vet’ one thinks of combat/frontline and similar but it appears in his case he was ‘back of house’

 

[kuromiiiilove]

The timing seems odd (why so late at night, as things were winding down), and the cooler/pipe bomb info…almost feels like there was a different plan, and this one was improvised at the last minute. Moo.

Maybe the remote detonation was plan 1. Truck was backup plan when they failed? MOO

 

[Herat]

yeah and I'm guessing this is the real reason concrete permanent barriers weren't in place. the city needed trucks going in and out of the area the whole time to keep it looking clean because it was a big event. they don't typically keep it quite that clean.
cities usually go the extra mile to shine the place up when they're hosting a huge event. jmo.

The concrete bollards are on Bourbon sreet, which runs SW-NE. The garbage trucks can only drive partially down the block to pick up trash and then have to back up.

The vehicle traffic runs on the NW-SW cross streets like Iberville, and on the very eastern segment of Bourbon street up to St. Peter Street. You could not drive the full length of Bourbon St from Canal Steet because of the construction and the bollards and portable metal barriers that would be out on busy pedestrian times, like NYE.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Investigators also found guns and pipe bombs, which were concealed within coolers, according to a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press. Both devices were wired for remote detonation, and a corresponding remote control was discovered inside the suspect’s truck, the bulletin said.

Driver rams New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15; FBI doesn't believe he acted alone

Ten people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year's Day, according to NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency preparedness agency.

www.fox13memphis.com

 

[Chimera]

I wonder if this is related to the drones that have been reported. Interested to learn where the gun was stolen from in NJ.

HMM ....

 

[Herat]

Maybe the remote detonation was plan 1. Truck was backup plan when they failed? MOO

Canal Street might have been blocked off for celebrants around midnight, so you wouldn't likely be able to get enough speed going from Carondelet across Canal to Bourbon steet at that time.

I think the perp had to wait for traffic to be restored along Canal Street to be able to cross with enough speed to cause fatalities, as he didn't actually drive a full block before running into the hoist equpiment on the street there.

 

[Vaderman]

Another holiday marred by terrorism. I thought that particular threat had been stamped out years ago.

 

[Curiousobserver]

Law enforcement has a lot to answer for- they really dropped the ball-
hard to believe they were so unprepared-- New Orleans would be considered a target like New York, especially in light what occurred in Germany just a few days ago. The sugar bowl should be cancelled or rescheduled for another venue.

In my very small town- dump trucks at either end of the street to block traffic. How did this happen?

 

[arielilane]

French Quarter: this was the scene before the evil terrorist attack, everyone just having a fun time, as they should be. A fun time had by all.

Then a coward decides to plow a pickup truck into a crowd.

So heartbreaking... my thoughts are with all those in NOLA.


@tbhorka


Twas the night before Notre Dame vs. Georgia.

 

[Tiff23fr]

Josh Hawley demands ‘accountability’ and ‘answers’ after car attack​

Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri is calling on Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Christopher Wray to appear before Congress after the New Orleans car attack.
“The Senate should demand the public testimony of Alejandro Mayorkas and FBI Director Wray immediately,” Hawley wrote on X on Wednesday. “That duo has been skipping out on hearings for months. Now there’s been a deadly attack on American soil. They need to provide answers.”

New Orleans attack latest: FBI doesn’t believe suspect worked alone before killing 10

The suspect, who was shot and killed by the FBI, has been named as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar

www.independent.co.uk

 

[arielilane]

@BrianEntin

Sources have told NewsNation that 42 year old Shamsud Din Jabbar has been identified by investigators as the man who was shot and killed by police after the deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans.


City council member in New Orleans says barricades were under construction at the time of the attack. That’s why the terrorist was able to get onto Bourbon Street.


University of Georgia student was critically injured in the New Orleans attack and is receiving medical treatment.

FBI says Islamic State group flag was recovered in vehicle used by attacker who killed at least 10 in New Orleans.

Other potential IEDs have also been located in the French Quarter.


The FBI’s Special Agent Bomb Technicians are working to see if the additional IEDs located in the French Quarter are viable.


Hearing frustration that construction on the barriers near Bourbon Street was happening during such a critical time of New Years and right before the Super Bowl.


Nothing confirmed on Sugar Bowl tonight.Seems impossible they could move forward after locating additional IEDs and police manpower needed for ongoing investigation.But I’ll tweet official update when we get it.


FBI does not believe Shamsud Din Jabbar acted alone in New Orleans attack. Asking for public’s help identifying possible associates.

Victims remain dead on Bourbon Street. Tourists tell me hotels are putting sheets up in windows so people don’t have to see.


New Orleans Police officers are “doing well” considering their injuries after being shot by terrorist.

With barriers down for construction - why couldn’t New Orleans use dump trucks or other vehicles to block Bourbon Street?Seen the trucks used at lots of events.


Sugar Bowl postponed until Thursday because of New Orleans terror attack.

“We had a plan, but the terrorist defeated it,” New Orleans Police Chief says when questioned about terrorist being able to drive onto Bourbon Street.

Investigators have reviewed video of 3 men and a woman placing explosives in probe of New Orleans attack, document shows.

Edit: included an additional post

 

[bestill]

His IT knowledge and expertise is important. JMO

 

[Parsnip]

Canal Street might have been blocked off for celebrants around midnight, so you wouldn't likely be able to get enough speed going from Carondelet across Canal to Bourbon steet at that time.

I think the perp had to wait for traffic to be restored along Canal Street to be able to cross with enough speed to cause fatalities, as he didn't actually drive a full block before running into the hoist equpiment on the street there.

Good point. EVs do have a lot of torque. Maybe the truck was selected for that reason?
Edit: grammar

 

[CuriousWhiskers]

"According to the intelligence bulletin, surveillance footage captured three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive devices."

Article:

Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 10; FBI doesn’t believe he acted alone - WTOP News

Ten people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans’ famed Canal and Bourbon Street in the first hours of New Year’s Day, according to NOLA Ready, the city’s emergency preparedness agency.

wtop.com

 

[FoxxTraxx]

FYI - The NFL Super Bowl is scheduled to be played in New Orleans on Feb. 9, 2025. Imagine the security that will be needed. Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans Feb. 9, 2025

 

[IceIce9]

I’m sure the Super Bowl will have extremely tight security next month. Sugar Bowl first, then the Super Bowl.

Two huge sporting events in New Orleans.

 

[indicolite22]

Did the suspect ever marry?

SBM. His wife filed for divorce in 2020. It looks like they had children.

Petition Index # 1Original Petition for Divorce July 17, 2020

Petition Index # 1Original Petition for Divorce July 17, 2020. Read court documents, court records online and search Trellis.law comprehensive legal database for any state court documents.

trellis.law

Dockets related to "Jabbar, Shamsud Din Bahar" | Trellis

Dockets related to "Jabbar, Shamsud Din Bahar" in Superior Court cases - Page 1

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[MassGuy]

The first victim of the New Orleans terror attack has been identified as 18-year-old Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux from Gulfport, Mississippi.

Nikyra was due to start a nursing program at Blue Cliff College on Jan .13. She came to New Orleans to celebrate the New Year with her cousin and a friend.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874552396401332278

 

[arielilane]

@NOLAnews

Who is Shamsud-Din Jabbar, suspect in alleged Bourbon Street terrorist attack in New Orleans?

Who is Shamsud-Din Jabbar, suspect in alleged Bourbon Street terrorist attack in New Orleans?

Shamsud-Din Jabbar was a recently-divorced Texas resident, though it was unclear what ties he had to New Orleans.

www.nola.com