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

[arielilane]

@BrianEntin


Ten people were killed and 30+ injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans’ Canal and Bourbon Street.Police say it was intentional and the driver was trying to run over as many people as he could.

7:38 AM · Jan 1, 2025


Suspect also shot two New Orleans police officers. Officers are in stable condition.

7:40 AM · Jan 1, 2025

FBI has taken over investigation into New Orleans after suspect drove into crowd and killed ten people.
Improvised explosive device found, FBI says.

7:42 AM · Jan 1, 2025




FBI says New Orleans incident is an act of terrorism, On my way there now. 10 dead, dozens injured, police also hurt after suspect fired at them. Suspect dead.

9:29 AM · Jan 1, 2025


Barricades were not up near Bourbon and cross streets, according to witnesses.Just landed in New Orleans.
I’ll be on @NewsNation soon.
Next press conference is at 11am local time. I forgot for a second that New Orleans is central time.

11:23 AM · Jan 1, 2025

 

[Elley Mae]

I wish the ppl that hate this country (usa) would just pack their belongings and leave.

Jmo

 

[GRT]

Do we know anything about his life? Was he married? Kids? Had he been traveling to Middle Eastern countries?

I think it's kind of rare for a US veteran to become radicialized unless something bad happened in his life. And, isn't 42 kind of old to be a suicide terrorist?
All MOO

 

[Bluebear15]

Trump will have been heavily briefed by the FBI/police as part of the transition to him taking over, he will know the name of the suspect

A name doesn't indicate nationality. Trump's suname (before change) was German. Just saying...

 

[GRT]

True. How do you legislate against harmful religious indoctrination of your citizens?

Wow. That's really the question. I'm not sure our Constitution allows it.

 

[arielilane]

@alcaprari23


Heartbroken for New Orleans. It has a special place in my heart: It's my wife's hometown and the place I was married. We are reaching out to everyone we know to make sure they are safe. I'm heading to the airport now and will be live on NewsNation this afternoon with the latest.


12:40 PM · Jan 1, 2025

 

[BrianJohnson]

Do we know anything about his life? Was he married? Kids? Had he been traveling to Middle Eastern countries?

I think it's kind of rare for a US veteran to become radicialized unless something bad happened in his life. And, isn't 42 kind of old to be a suicide terrorist?
All MOO

The one in Germany at the christmas market was even older

 

[GRT]

I wish the ppl that hate this country (usa) would just pack their belongings and leave.

Jmo

Seriously.

Look at all the people killed and injured in this latest attack. They were trying to have a good time and celebrate the New Year. Now, for many survivors and family members of the deceased, it will be remembered as the worst New Year on record.

No one has the right to do that to innocent human beings.

Like you say -- they should just pack up and leave. There's no good reason for this sort of thing.

Maybe the government should fund a get the he*l out of Dodge fund to help those folks pack up and move. On one condition--they never return.

MOO

 

[red carpet fiber]

I question if that is the suspect's birth name, and not something he changed it to later in life, like the DC Sniper. That's an example of a radicalized American citizen, just a thought. DC Sniper was also former military, IIRC

Also interesting that he stole the guns, instead of simply buying them. Potentially some reason he was unable to purchase guns (criminal record, history of mental illness, etc.), just pondering.

 

[GRT]

I question if that is the suspect's birth name, and not something he changed it to later in life, like the DC Sniper. That's an example of a radicalized American citizen, just a thought.

Also interesting that he stole the guns, instead of simply buying them. Potentially some reason he was unable to purchase guns (criminal record, history of mental illness, etc.), just pondering.

Great questions. I hope we find out soon.

 

[Regal Beagle]

This news about the fire breaking out at the suspects' Airbnb rental is really interesting.

I see no mention whether the fire broke out before or after the rampage.

Perhaps LE was attempting to look for evidence at the AirBnb and inadvertently set off an IED?

Maybe an accomplice set it and ran?

 

[BayouBelle_LA]

New Orleans terror attack live updates: Terrorist made videos where he confessed to planning to murder his family, claimed he joined ISIS

Follow The Post for live updates.

nypost.com

He had what appeared to be an "Islamic caliphate or ISIS" flag on his truck at the time of the attack, police sources told The Post.

 

[GRT]

So, 4 IEDs were detonated. Do you suppose he was thinking he would survive driving through the crowd and then detonate them at the ball game?

All MOO, of course. But, why have them if he didn't plan on using them?

<modsnip: Channel2 is not MSM and not an approved source>

 

[BetteDavisEyes]

Suspect in New Orleans truck attack identified as 42-year-old Army veteran from Texas

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, served in the Army on active duty from 2006 to 2015 and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2009, three U.S. defense officials said.

www.nbcnews.com

 

[musicaljoke]

I wish the ppl that hate this country (usa) would just pack their belongings and leave.

Jmo

Or stay and work in positive ways to improve the problems which create so much grief.

 

[rabidstoat]

I'm watching a local news source talking about how they are vetting video of the truck entering Bourbon Street. Allegedly, there was a police car blocking Bourbon Street and the truck went around them, then onto the sidewalk, then started plowing into people.

This came from local news at WDSU. Live feed is here:

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The F.B.I. has a broad definition of two kinds of terrorism: International terrorism is violent crime committed by people inspired by foreign terrorist organizations or nations, while domestic terrorism is any violent act meant to further ideological goals.

In the immediate aftermath of the New Orleans attack that killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more, there was some public confusion over whether it was a terror attack. The mayor of New Orleans at first said it was, but a local F.B.I. official countered that it was not. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland and F.B.I. officials in Washington then said they were in fact investigating the incident as terrorism.

Why the F.B.I. Is Investigating the Bourbon Street Attack as Terrorism

An Islamic State terror group flag was found in the suspect’s vehicle, investigators said, as well as a bomb near the vehicle used in the attack.

www.nytimes.com

A Ford F-150 Lightning truck driven by the suspect in a deadly attack during New Year celebrations in New Orleans has ties to the Houston area, sources confirmed to ABC Houston affiliate KTRK

The electric truck with Texas plates was rented via the app Turo, a vehicle-sharing platform, from a man in Houston. Sources say the truck was then observed Tuesday in north Harris County around Treaschwig Road and Aldine Westfield Road around 10:15 a.m., and then again at 11:10 a.m.

Truck driven in deadly New Orleans attack rented from Texas, sources confirm

A Ford F-150 Lightning truck driven by the suspect in a deadly attack during New Year celebrations in New Orleans has ties to the Houston area, sources confirmed.

abc7.com

 

[indicolite22]

What has to go wrong for you to go from living as a productive citizen for decades to deciding to check out by murdering scores of innocent people at random? School shooters seem to have the same urge.

 

[bestill]

I'm watching a local news source talking about how they are vetting video of the truck entering Bourbon Street. Allegedly, there was a police car blocking Bourbon Street and the truck went around them, then onto the sidewalk, then started plowing into people.

This came from local news at WDSU. Live feed is here:

BBM This makes more sense to me. I have been questioning the fact that barriers were down. Maybe LE removed the barriers but had police cars and police blocking. The way this went down may have not been his original plan. All JMO

 

[arielilane]

@BrianEntin

New Orleans latest

12:45 PM · Jan 1, 2025

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