Stephen A. Smith has stressed that America contains 'sick individuals who want people to suffer' in a terrifying verdict after the New Orleans terror attack. The Louisiana city has been left devastated after a terrorist ploughed a vehicle into a large crowd celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning; a senseless act of chaos which claimed the lives of 15 and left 35 injured.
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The driver has been identified by the FBI as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, who was killed in a resulting shootout with police after ramming into the group at high speed before getting out and firing a weapon. Investigators also found what appeared to be improvised explosives at the crash site that did not detonate, along with an ISIS flag and weapons as the FBI continues to assess Jabbar's connection to the terror group.
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In the wake of the attack, ESPN First Take co-host Smith admitted America still has 'a long way to go' after conceding that the nation contains 'folks who are hellbent on spreading chaos'. 'It's devastating and just shows no matter how far we've come as a nation we've got a long way to go. We've got some really sick individuals out there who wanna see the world burn, they want people to suffer,' he said on Thursday's edition of First Take.
Stephen A. Smith has stressed America contains 'sick individuals' after the New Orleans attack. New Orleans is reeling after a terrorist ploughed a vehicle into a large crowd, killing 15 people. .@stephenasmith reacts to the attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that resulted in postponing the Allstate Sugar Bowl. pic.twitter.com/JdLBFPKjFm.
