What we know about the New Orleans terror attack victims from dad-of-two to aspiring nurse, 18, after 15 are killed
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A DAD-of-two and an 18-year-old aspiring nurse are among the victims of the tragic New Year's Day attack in New Orleans. At least 15 people were killed after a "radicalized" US Army veteran rammed his truck into a crowd celebrating the New Year's events on Bourbon Street.
![[New Orleans Terror attack victim Reggie Hunter]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/100000174684668-960970245.jpg?strip=all&w=540)
Harrowing footage revealed how the terror attack unfolded with heroic cops rushing to the scene to finally end the New Year's Day massacre. The victims have not been officially named, but grieving family members and relatives have started sharing their tragic stories.
![[Aspiring nurse Nikyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, 18, died in the suspected terror attack]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/nikyra-cheyenne-dedeaux-18-graduation-960971557.jpg?strip=all&w=448)
Among the 15 people killed was 18-year-old Nikyra Dedeaux who dreamed of becoming a nurse. The truck slammed her and flung her at least 30 feet, her friend Zion Parsons told the AP. Parsons said Dedeaux was a responsible daughter who helped take care of everyone,.
![[Hubert Gauthreaux is among those killed in the Bourbon Street terror attack]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/21-among-killed-bourbon-street-961088486.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
She had a job at a hospital and was set to start college and begin working towards her goal of becoming a registered nurse. The teen's death was confirmed by her mum Melissa on social media. She wrote: "I lost my baby just pray for me and my family please!!! God I need you now!".
![[New Orleans Terror attack victim Tiger Bech]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/new-orleans-terror-attack-victims-960970239.jpg?strip=all&w=249)
Meanwhile, a 37-year-old father of two was also tragically killed in the suspected terror attack. Reggie Hunter had just left work and headed to celebrate New Year's Eve with a cousin when the rampage unfolded, his first cousin Shirell Jackson told Nola.com.
![[Mum of a four-year-old Nicole Perez was also killed in the attack]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/www-gofundme-com-f-help-960983597.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
