New Orleans mass killing: Everything we know about the driver who plowed into crowd killing 10
New Orleans mass killing: Everything we know about the driver who plowed into crowd killing 10
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The incident occurred on Bourbon Street just hours into the new year. A New Year’s celebration in New Orleans was tragically interrupted when a car slammed into a crowd of revelers, killing 10 and injuring dozens more. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. on Bourbon Street, when a suspect rammed into a crowd, killing 10, New Orleans police said at a Wednesday morning press conference.
![[Superintendent of Police for the New Orleans Police Department Anne Kirkpatrick makes a statement after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/01/13/c93556af025e4706b75ad72882ef5c43.jpg)
More than 30 others were injured in the attack and have been transported to local hospitals to receive treatment. Authorities have urged locals to steer clear of Bourbon Street as an investigation continues. Here’s everything we know about the tragedy.
![[A police barricade near the scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/01/13/3909890b65db4a9d9526edac0c2dcdaf.jpg)
The suspect, who has not been identified, exhibited “very intentional behavior” when he plowed into a crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, just hours into the new year, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said at a press conference. “This man was trying to run over as many people as he could,” she said.
After crashing his vehicle, the suspect fired off his weapon at police officers, striking two. Both officers are in stable condition and are receiving medical treatment, Kirkpatrick said. As of Wednesday morning’s press conference, 10 people have died and more than 30 were injured. Most of the wounded individuals were taken to University Medical Center, while others were sent to Touro Hospital, East Jefferson General Hospital, Ochsner Medical Center Jefferson Campus, or Ochsner Baptist Campus, police said.
