A US Army veteran displaying an Islamic State flag killed 15 people and left dozens more badly hurt in a terror attack in New Orleans yesterday. Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, 42, sped into crowds of revellers lining Bourbon Street in the city’s famed French Quarter hours after ringing in the New Year.
Image Credit: Metro [Law enforcement officers gather near the site where people were killed by a man driving a truck during New Year's celebrations, in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. January 1, 2025. REUTERS/Octavio Jones]
The FBI agent leading the investigation, Alethea Duncan, told reporters investigators are looking into a ‘range of suspects’, adding: ‘We do not believe that Jabbar was solely responsible. We are aggressively running down every lead, including those of his known associates.’.
Image Credit: Metro [Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas identified by police as the suspect in a truck attack that killed several people during New Year's celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., is seen in this undated handout photograph obtained by Reuters on January 1, 2025. Texas Department of Public Safety/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE]
The victims included the mother of a 4-year-old who had just moved into a new apartment after getting a promotion at work, a New York financial employee and accomplished student athlete who was visiting home for the holidays, and an 18-year-old aspiring nurse from Mississippi.
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Here is everything we know so far. Jabbar managed to get by the police barricades in place on Bourbon Street and drive into crowds of revellers at high speed. Police chief Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters in an initial update yesterday: ‘He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did.’.
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At least 15 people were killed and around 35 more left injured. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web
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Image Credit: Metro [Nicole Perez, 27, was employed by Kimberly Usher-Fall and had recently been promoted to a manager position; Nicole Perez, 27 has been confirmed as one of the victims by Kimberly Usher-Fall, her employer and family spokesperson. Usher-Fall said Perez had recently been promoted to a manager at one of her stores and she was really excited about the position. She said Perez brought her 4-year-old son, Melo, with her to work and she was helping him learn how to read.Usher-Fall said Perez was out with her friends for New Year?s Eve when she was struck by the truck. She was taken to University Hospital but succumbed to her injuries.]
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![[Nicole Perez, 27, was employed by Kimberly Usher-Fall and had recently been promoted to a manager position; Nicole Perez, 27 has been confirmed as one of the victims by Kimberly Usher-Fall, her employer and family spokesperson. Usher-Fall said Perez had recently been promoted to a manager at one of her stores and she was really excited about the position. She said Perez brought her 4-year-old son, Melo, with her to work and she was helping him learn how to read.Usher-Fall said Perez was out with her friends for New Year?s Eve when she was struck by the truck. She was taken to University Hospital but succumbed to her injuries.]](https://metro.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/SEI_234732492-ce2e.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=646)
