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https://nypost.com/2025/01/01/us-news/new-orleans-french-quarter-driver- rams-car-into-crowd-of-people-on-bourbon-street-killing-at-least-1/
A US military vet flying an ISIS flag rammed a pickup truck into a crowd
of revelers ringing in the New Year early Wednesday on the famed Bourbon
Street in New Orleans — killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens —
in what officials said was a terror attack to create as much “carnage” as possible.
The attacker, Shamsud-Din Jabba, 42, grew up in Texas and served in the US military for 10 years, law enforcement sources told The Post.
He was shot dead during a firefight with police just after 3 a.m.
Wednesday, moments after his rented Ford F-15 Lightning slammed into a
crane that was blocking Bourbon St. and halted his rampage. Two officers
were wounded in the shootout, but are in stable condition.
Police described Din Jabbar – who was wearing military attire during the
attack — as “hellbent” on wreaking “carnage” among the celebrating crowd,
while sources said the black flag seen waving from the back of his truck
was an “Islamic caliphate or ISIS” banner.
“The city of New Orleans was impacted by a terrorist attack,” Mayor LaToya Cantrell said of the carnage early Wednesday — with the FBI soon
confirming it was investigating it as “an act of terrorism.”
At least two improvised explosives have been found near Bourbon St., which sources described as pipe bombs packed with nails and placed in blue
coolers.
Bomb squads were also dispatched to a nearby Airbnb Din Jabbar is believed
to have rented after a fire broke out at it sometime after the attack.
The attack unfolded at the intersection of Bourbon and Canal Streets in
the French Quarter neighborhood – close to where revelers had gathered to
watch the city’s New Year’s Eve fireworks and just hours before the highly-anticipated Sugar Bowl college football playoff game between Notre
Dame and the University of Georgia.
In addition to the fatalities – which witnesses said included a child –
some 35 people were hospitalized after the male driver raced down the
iconic street at a “very fast pace,” according to New Orleans Police chief Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick.
“This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could,” Kirkpatrick said, adding the driver “was hell-bent on creating the carnage
and the damage that he did.”
Din Jabbar was able to gain access to the street – which is largely a foot-traffic thoroughfare – because barricades that normally keep cars out
had reportedly been taken down in November for a three-month overhaul
project.
The FBI said investigators were probing the bloodshed as an “act of
terrorism.”
“This morning, an individual drove a car into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing a number of people and injuring dozens of others,” the bureau said in a statement.
“The subject then engaged with local law enforcement and is now deceased.
The FBI is the lead investigative agency, and we are working with our
partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism.”
Unverified videos circulating on social media apparently showed scores of bloodied bodies lining the street as gunshots rang out.
Several EMS and coroner vehicles could be seen on the scene in the
aftermath.
The injured were all rushed to five nearby hospitals, including University Medical Center, Touro Hospital and East Jefferson General Hospital,
officials said. The extent of the injuries of those hospitalized wasn’t immediately known.
“A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this
morning,” Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said in a statement.
“Please join Sharon and I in praying for all the victims and first
responders on scene. I urge all near the scene to avoid the area.”
The White House said President Joe Biden had been briefed on the carnage.
“The FBI is already on the ground supporting local law enforcement in the investigation and the President will continue to be briefed throughout the day,” the White House said in a statement.
The bloodshed unfolded toward the end of New Year’s celebrations and just
hours before the kickoff of the College Football Playoff Sugar Bowl
between Georgia and Notre Dame at the Caesar’s Superdome.
Horrified witnesses have since given harrowing accounts of the “twisted”
and “horribly disfigured” bodies they saw in the immediate aftermath.
Jimmy Cothran, who sought cover in a nightclub as the chaos erupted, told
NBC News he counted eight bodies sprawled out on the street after the
truck tore through.
“Dead right in front of us was someone’s mother, twisted, obviously
deceased,” he said.
“One man, deceased, had tire tracks across his back and when someone
turned him over he had tire tracks across his stomach and was clearly
crushed.”
“A little girl that we had seen dancing as we were walking up the street
was as flat as a pillow,” he continued.
“It just kept going. Every eye shot — body, body, body, body. It was unbelievable.”
Meanwhile, Jim and Nicole Mowrer, who were in town from Iowa, told CBS
News they had earlier watched the city’s fireworks display before they
suddenly heard crashing noises and spotted the truck plowing down the
street “at a high rate of speed.”
The couple said they immediately tried to help several victims but
realized they were already dead.
“We were pretty, pretty close to where it started,” Nicole said.
“Once it was past us, we did hear gunfire, saw police running that
direction,” she continued. “Once the gunfire stopped, we stayed in the
alcove until the gunfire stopped, came out into the street, and came
across a lot of — several people who had been hit, [we] wanted to see what
we could do to help.”
Another witness, Whit Davis, told CNN he was leaving a nightclub at the
time of the attack.
“Everyone started yelling and screaming and running to the back, and then
we basically went into lockdown for a little bit and then it calmed down
but they wouldn’t let us leave,” Davis said.
“When they finally let us out of the club, police waved us where to walk
and were telling us to get out of the area fast. I saw a few dead bodies
they couldn’t even cover up and tons of people receiving first aid.”
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