NEW ORLEANS, La. — At least 10 people are dead and over 30 are injured after a truck intentionally plowed into a crowd on a busy street in New Orleans’ French Quarter in what is being investigated as an “act of terrorism.”
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The driver of that truck, who the FBI identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, intentionally drove a pickup truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
Jabbar was shot and killed by officers after he opened fire on them, injuring two New Orleans police officers.
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Who is Shamsud-Din Jabbar?
The FBI said that Jabbar is a U.S. citizen from Texas and a veteran of the United States Army.
Authorities are working to learn if Jabbar had an affiliation with ISIS after finding an ISIS flag in his truck.
Jabbar attended Georgia State University, according to our sister station WSB-TV.
The school confirmed that he attended from 2015 to 2017 and graduated with a degree in Computer Information Systems.
WSB-TV investigative reporter Ashli Lincoln found two Georgia addresses for Jabbar -- one in Clarkston and one in Marietta -- but no one at either location knew him when she stopped by.
Lincoln also found multiple criminal convictions against Jabbar in Texas. He has been convicted of theft charges, driving with a suspended license and other misdemeanors.
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What did Shamsud-Din Jabbar have with him during the attack?
Investigators found weapons and a potential improvised explosion device (IED) inside Jabbar’s truck
At least one other potential IED was located in the French Quarter, according to the FBI.
A long gun was recovered from the scene, law enforcement sources told CBS News.
The long gun had a “suppressive device” on it that acted as a silencer, according to sources on the scene. Two sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News the man was wearing body armor.
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What was Jabbar’s motive?
Jabbar drove onto a sidewalk, around a police barricade, and hurtled down Bourbon Street in “very intentional behavior” shortly after 3 a.m. on Wednesday. After doing so, he opened fire on officers.
“He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. “It was very intentional behavior. This man was trying to run over as many people as he could.”
In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Alethea Duncan, an assistant FBI special agent, confirmed that the FBI did not believe Jabbar was “solely responsible” for the attack.
Further information on his motive has not been released by authorities.
The FBI has set up a digital tip line regarding the attack. Anyone with information or video of the attack can submit them here.
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