Who was Shamsud Din Jabbar? Army vet & New Orleans ‘ISIS’ terrorist who threatened to kill family – as ex breaks silence
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The suspected terrorist behind the New Year New Orleans car ramming attack that killed at least 15 and injured dozens more has been named as 42-year-old American citizen Shamsud Din Jabbar. Chilling footage from 2020 has emerged of the alleged killer, 42, introducing himself to camera, and the FBI has found videos where he discussed killing his family.
![[Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, has been identified as the suspect behind the New Year New Orleans attack that killed at least 15]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/3f32bf5a-12d2-4926-a9c5-c1c6d77f02f6.jpg?strip=all&w=554)
The first victims of the attack - described by survivors as “like a horror movie” - have been named by grieving families and friends, and include a teenage aspiring nurse. Now, Jabbar’s ex-wife has revealed he was “abusive” in their relationship and whilst another of his ex-wives secured a restraining order against him.
![[Debris was left Bourbon Street, New Orleans, after a pickup truck sped along it into crowds of partiers]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/debris-left-along-bourbon-street-960993363.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
A pick-up truck accelerated down Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, one of America's most famous party streets, at 3:15am on January 1 and smashed into crowds of revellers. The driver, dressed in "full military gear", got out of the car after the truck crashed into a crane and opened fire on people in the street.
![[New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell updated the media at a press conference on Wednesday]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/2025-new-orleans-louisiana-least-961002002.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
He then entered a shootout with police in which two cops were injured and the suspect shot dead. The FBI is investigating the incident as an “act of terrorism” after an ISIS flag was found strapped to the rented Ford truck and potential homemade bombs were found in the vehicle.
![[Jabbar in a YouTube video posted in 2020]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/shamsud-din-jabbar-army-vet-961044606-1.png?strip=all&w=886)
The FBI said it did not believe that Jabbar was "solely responsible" for Wednesday's attack and is looking into "potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organisations". Officials are considering a possible link between the New Orleans attack and a Tesla cyber truck that exploded in Las Vegas outside one of Donald Trump's hotels.
![[Police officers guarding the scene of the attack in the hours following it]](https://www.the-sun.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/01/police-officers-stand-near-scene-960984464.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
