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

[Friday Fan]

The last quote from the open page of the Quran reads, “they fight in His [Allah’s] cause, and slay and are slain; a promise binding…”

Exclusive | New Orleans ISIS terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar had bomb-making station and Quran open to chilling passage in his home, new photos reveal

Jabbar’s house was filled with chemical residues and chemical bottles, while a list of items seized by FBI — left behind by investigators who raided his house on Wednesday — included a long list of…

nypost.com

Considering the place was in disarray, his work area looks fairly organized.

 

[EBW321]

Thoughts to you and your family. NO ONE should ever have to experience this carnage--nowhere, no one, no how--- regardless of who they are. Peace and hope for healing.

Thank you so much. The support and kind words means more than you know.

 

[EBW321]

Was she a visiting tourist?

No. She lives in New Orleans.

 

[Luna20]

Numerically feels unlikely but new year is a big day for so many and related to mental health problems or life evaluations too - popular for terrorists as many out revelling, but also a period of reflection, imbibement and impulsive acts. There seems nothing Islamic related about the trump bomber. I agree with the family interviews suggesting it was a crude effort for a man of his training - he would have known an armoured vehicle would not explode like other cars. Moreover it didn’t seem much planning went into his propane gas and fireworks - easily purchasable.

JMO but I think the app represents convenience at a time many rental places are on holiday/closed

Cybertruck blast suspect was a ‘Rambo type’ who loved Trump, family says

Exclusive: Matthew Livelsberger’s shocked uncle told The Independent that the Green Beret was a ‘supersoldier’

www.independent.co.uk

From your article, this needs to be seen. The amount is mind boggling.

 

[sds71]

Newly released surveillance photos show Shamsud- Din Jabbar a little more than an hour before the deadly Bourbon Street attack. The #FBI is asking witnesses who passed him on the street or saw this blue ice chest containing an IED to contact us.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874955988609925623

 

[Arkay]

I typically always support LE. My cousin is a Federal detective and my brother-in-law is an NYPD Police Captain.

I know they can’t know everything that is out there.

But I just saw the New Orleans Police Superintendent on CNN, Anne Kirkpatrick.

She was adamant in saying “these people did not die in vain. We will have a safer city due to what we learned,” or words to that effect.

I vehemently disagree. They did die in vain.

I don’t believe they would have volunteered to be martyrs to the cause of lessons learned by NOLA LE.

Again, I place the blame where it belongs and that is on the ISIS terrorist.

Yet Police Superintendent Kirkpatrick’s attitude strikes me as so defensive as to be offensive.

JMO

 

[Elley Mae]

Talk about being radicalized on line, is bs, tou would have to look for it. Jmo i am on line and have never seen anything of that. Jmo

 

[Friday Fan]

Talk about being radicalized on line, is bs, tou would have to look for it. Jmo i am on line and have never seen anything of that. Jmo

It's not on public channels.

 

[Tower]

I typically always support LE. My cousin is a Federal detective and my brother-in-law is an NYPD Police Captain.

I know they can’t know everything that is out there.

But I just saw the New Orleans Police Superintendent on CNN, Anne Kirkpatrick.

She was adamant in saying “these people did not die in vain. We will have a safer city due to what we learned,” or words to that effect.

I vehemently disagree. They did die in vain.

I don’t believe they would have volunteered to be martyrs to the cause of lessons learned by NOLA LE.

Again, I place the blame where it belongs and that is on the ISIS terrorist.

Yet Police Superintendent Kirkpatrick’s attitude strikes me as so defensive as to be offensive.

JMO

Years ago, they may have been able to claim ignorance, but these types of terroristic truck murders have happened worldwide: Nice, Stockholm, Wisconsin, NY, this Christmas in Germany and many others. There is just no excuse for allowing access for a truck to easily drive around one police car onto a sidewalk to harm these innocent people. MO

 

[MassGuy]

Years ago, they may have been able to claim ignorance, but these types of terroristic truck murders have happened worldwide: Nice, Stockholm, Wisconsin, NY, this Christmas in Germany and many others. There is just no excuse for allowing access for a truck to easily drive around one police car onto a sidewalk to harm these innocent people. MO

Exactly. This has been going on for a while now, with ISIS even putting out instructions for carrying out such attacks.

"Just Terror Tactics: Truck Attacks" from ISIS describes which trucks will work best in attacks and how to steal one "by force or deception." The instruction manual also suggests "ideal targets" including large outdoor festivals, pedestrian-congested streets, outdoor markets and rallies.

ISIS puts out new instructions for truck attacks | abc7chicago.com

ISIS%20has%20put%20out%20an%20instruction%20manual%20for%20followers%20on%20how%20to%20carry%20out%20killing%20missions%20with%20trucks.

abc7chicago.com

 

[branmuffin]

I thought the opening sentence attempts to minimise ISIS and its violent tentacles in the Western world:

"I'm really wondering whether the whole ISIS aspect of this massacre is just window dressing. I'm thinking of the timelines in this man's life and how being Muslim may have formed his trajectory over decades "

Calling ISIS just 'window dressing' when it was ISIS and its violent teachings that compelled him to slaughter those innocent people seems problematic, imo. We shouldn't lose sight of that radicalisation process that has been so destructive and deadly.

It does seem to seek to justify his actions by claiming he did this because people were mean to him after 911. That is a false justification, imo. We should not try to rationalise such vicious homicidal behaviour.



And the more we justify these violent actions by calling them understandable, the more we normalise them. IMO

Window dressing for him, rather than an actual radicalization. I wasn't suggesting or minimizing the damage that ISIS has caused worldwide. If his name had been Owen Calloway and he'd driven a truck through a crowd of revelers the issue of ISIS wouldn't have been raised. But Shamsud din Jabbar? The ISIS connection becomes a kneejerk reaction and he accommodated people's perceptions. I could be completely wrong and that's okay. So far we've heard he may have had an accomplice and now LE seem to believe he was working alone. Alone with the input from ISIS? Or alone/alone? We all know that ISIS and other terrorist organizations love to claim responsibility when these events occur whether they were involved or not. Giving their blessing for these massacres gets people wondering without ever knowing. Driving to New Orleans he claimed he joined ISIS and proclaimed his support. Authorities are still sifting through his online footprint and his electronics to find evidence.

 

[steeltowngirl]

Survivor Jeremi Sensky spoke to NBC News from his hospital room, where he is recovering with two broken legs.
"I’m assuming I got hit by the truck, but honestly, nobody’s ever told me that, so I don’t know," Sensky said. "But my wheelchair was completely bashed and the pieces were all over the place, so something hit me."

Everything happened so quickly, he said. One moment he was turning around and the next he was on the ground in the middle of the sound of gunfire coming in different directions.

"I just heard screaming and I heard gunfire," he recalled.

He couldn't find his phone, so Sensky began screaming for help.

"No one would come, and so I pushed myself on my back, and I saw people, and they were taking pictures from the balcony, and I was screaming out for help and people were just looking at me," Sensky said.

A cop named Patrick eventually walked over to him and explained that many people were dead, Sensky recalled. The officer told Sensky that he “was lucky to be alive.”

"I kept asking for someone to help me and get me out of there and it took a while," Sensky said. "I realized that it was a bad scene."

Sensky, who was paralyzed from the waist down prior to the attack, doesn't believe that anyone realized he couldn't walk as they took in the chaos of the scene. Eventually, he was carried to an ambulance and taken to the hospital where he underwent surgery.

His right leg was broken in a "million pieces," but Sensky also said it saved him.

Survivor of New Orleans terrorist recalls 'surreal' aftermath of deadly attack that shattered his legs

Jeremi Sensky is one of at least 35 people who were injured when a Texas man rammed a truck through Bourbon Street on New Year's Day.

www.nbcnews.com

Prayers up for a full recovery for Mr. Sensky, a Pittsburgh-area resident who was visiting New Orleans.

A Canonsburg man was among those injured in the deadly attack in New Orleans early New Years’ Day that has left at least 15 dead.

[…]
Heaven Sensky-Kirsch said her father endured 10 hours of surgery on Wednesday and was removed from a ventilator, according to the Associated Press. He was ejected from the wheelchair he has used since a 1999 car accident and also sustained bruises to his face and head, Ms. Sensky-Kirsch told the AP in a phone interview from a hospital intensive care unit.

Mr. Sensky went to New Orleans to celebrate the holiday, his daughter said.
Mr. Sensky and two friends were eating pizza before the attack and he left the group to return to his Canal Street hotel because he was feeling cold, Ms. Sensky-Kirsch said.

She said some people reported seeing the attacker coming and were able to get out of the way, but Mr. Sensky “was stuck in the road.” His wheelchair can be seen in some images posted on social media, lodged against a crane.

When he didn’t return to the hotel, his group went to look for him, Ms. Sensky-Kirsch said.

“We thought he was dead,” she said. “We can’t believe he’s alive.”

Canonsburg man among those injured in 'premeditated and evil' attack in New Orleans

A Canonsburg man was among those injured in the deadly attack in New Orleans early New Years’ Day that has left at least 15 dead. Jeremi Sensky...

www.post-gazette.com

 

[Luna20]

I typically always support LE. My cousin is a Federal detective and my brother-in-law is an NYPD Police Captain.

I know they can’t know everything that is out there.

But I just saw the New Orleans Police Superintendent on CNN, Anne Kirkpatrick.

She was adamant in saying “these people did not die in vain. We will have a safer city due to what we learned,” or words to that effect.

I vehemently disagree. They did die in vain.

I don’t believe they would have volunteered to be martyrs to the cause of lessons learned by NOLA LE.

Again, I place the blame where it belongs and that is on the ISIS terrorist.

Yet Police Superintendent Kirkpatrick’s attitude strikes me as so defensive as to be offensive.

JMO

She’s one of many there that spin a story in defense of their lack of order across the board.

One question I have is why weren’t the new reinforcements in place prior to NYE and the Sugar Bowl???

Common sense abandoned. Now they are insulting others due to their own actions.

It’s really gross to see their response to this carnage.

 

[Warwick7]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1874958388997894351

 

[Dotta]

Usually (in my country)
in case of tragedies with many victims
National or District Mourning is declared for 1-3 days and all entertainment/sports events are called off.
Out of respect for victims and grieving community.

 

[steeltowngirl]

I have been a member of this platform for a while but never have I been personally involved in a topic.

This is MOO my personal family experience perspective of this terrorist attack.

To start off.
My sister survived this attack.

First off, I’d like to share that she texted me early in the night to reassure me of the excessive police presence. That she felt very good about it and safe that night and that the city was really making a huge effort to keep people safe for new years.

As we all know now. It wasn’t going to be enough to stop the attack that was unfortunately coming.

She was in the hotel /bar first floor directly to the right where he crashed into the crane and then stepped out the truck and began to fire. (The image circulating media of crash location) She saw everything. Except him driving down the street running over innocent people moments prior. After she heard and saw the Crash into the crane she looked over the bar out to attempt to see what In the world the crash and commotion was and immediately heard significant amounts of gunfire. It was the amount of gunfire that was her and others initial realization something really terrible was happening just feet from her. We now know this is when he began to immediately fire upon others and LE following the crash. As shots began , she immediately instinctively hit the ground face down with others and army crawled to a nearby very small utility/supply closet to hide and take cover with two others. Others in the bar began dive and jump over anything they could to seek cover as well. While locked in the extremely small closet she continues hearing more gunfire briefly but mainly screams and cry’s of pure terror from others. Again. This happened very quickly and gunfire didn’t last very long.

According to her. Upon gunfire ending and waiting a few minutes to make sure it was okay to come out… she decided to come out of closet and stepped outside to see the absolute horrific scene. Dead bodies, many mangled bodies and A large number of injured people.

But most importantly she saw the Isis flag. Hanging from the back of the crashed truck. The doors where she walked out, lined up almost directly to the back of the truck where the flag was hanging. She didn’t immediately connect it to Isis but it registered to her in that moment as a terrorist flag. I cannot say when it was hung. But it was hung during the attack. Others saw it as well. Which was when LE and others forced her back inside to take cover and find safety in case the attack was not over. Then someone with her confirmed he saw the flag and was sure it Isis and he was certain of it. This amplified everyone’s fear.

What she saw on that street, carnage, terror the absolute worst brutality and human suffering you can imagine. No one should ever see. And can never unsee. I just can’t stress enough that in her details everything just happened so very fast followed by horror and confusion and helplessness and fear.

I’m extremely grateful she wasn’t injured and miraculously managed to stay calm and level headed.

I’d personally like to thank god, and all the LE and good samaritans there that risked their lives to take out this evil terrorist and save the lives of so many others there. I cannot imagine what would have happened had the bomb device in his truck detonated. That thought chills me to the my core.

I pray that the FBI uncovers every aspect of this attack and any all involved are brought to justice.

My genuine thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims, their families and those who witnessed or were apart of this attack.

I pray for safety, healing , peace and justice for everyone involved.

Appreciate your sharing of your sister’s experience and her survival of this horror. So sorry she had to experience a terror of this magnitude and witness a carnage that she will likely be unable to ever unsee. Very glad she made it out alive. Joining you in prayers for healing, for your sister’s emotional health, and for all the people who were injured, or lost a friend or loved one.

 

[MoominMama222]

Talk about being radicalized on line, is bs, tou would have to look for it. Jmo i am on line and have never seen anything of that. Jmo

"From a Homeland perspective, it is ISIL’s widespread reach through the Internet and particularly social media which is most concerning as ISIL has aggressively employed this technology for its nefarious strategy. "

https://www.fbi.gov/news/testimony/...recruitment-on-the-internet-and-social-media-

"Today like never before, violent extremists of all kinds are deliberately targeting our nation’s young people with poisonous propaganda—especially in cyberspace, where they are flooding social media with slick recruiting videos and persuasive calls to action."
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/countering-violent-extremism

 

[Elley Mae]

It's not on public channels.

That’s my point.

Jmo

 

[branmuffin]

Years ago, they may have been able to claim ignorance, but these types of terroristic truck murders have happened worldwide: Nice, Stockholm, Wisconsin, NY, this Christmas in Germany and many others. There is just no excuse for allowing access for a truck to easily drive around one police car onto a sidewalk to harm these innocent people. MO

Does anyone remember Toronto in 2018 when a man called Alex Minassian rented a van then drove it down Yonge St on a regular day - no parade, no event, just a normal day in April. He killed 10 people and seriously injured 16 people. He basically blamed his act on the incel movement. LE can have all sorts of barriers up for special events but someone just veering off a street killing multiple pedestrians during an ordinary day? No amount of planning can protect us from random acts.

 

[Teche]

I don't think that's entirely accurate if you read the descriptions:

Bourbon St. reopens ahead of Sugar Bowl kick off as New Orleans recovers from terror attack

Fourteen yellow roses were laid for the victims to honor them, Supt. Anne Kirkpatrick said. A prayer and brass second-line band played 'I'll Fly Away' in tribute.

www.wwltv.com

ETA: The tradition of a funeral procession/honor with brass instruments is very much associated with New Orleans too.

Being proud South Louisiana native, I appreciate and understand the Second-Line tradition. I know for outsiders, it may seem irreverent but it’s truly not. New Orleans will honor the victims of this tragedy and will manage to rise again.