Investigators confirmed that the New Orleans attacker acted alone, as the city mourns the loss of 14 lives during a violent incident on New Year's Eve.
New Year's Tragedy in New Orleans: Attacker Identified as Lone Wolf
New Year's Tragedy in New Orleans: Attacker Identified as Lone Wolf
A tragic New Year's Eve attack in New Orleans leaves 14 dead as Bourbon Street reopens with heightened security.
In the wake of a horrific New Year’s Eve attack in New Orleans, updates from authorities suggest that the lone assailant, U.S. Army veteran Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, was solely responsible for the carnage. Jabbar drove his pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's celebrants on Bourbon Street, resulting in at least 14 fatalities. The area has since reopened to the public, albeit under the watchful eye of increased security measures.
Following the attack, the FBI reported that Jabbar had recorded a video prior to the incident, expressing allegiance to the Islamic State. "He was 100 percent inspired by ISIS," stated Christopher Raia, a counterterrorism division official, during a press briefing. Authorities have conducted extensive investigations involving interviews and digital examinations of the attacker’s online presence and communication records, ultimately concluding that there were no accomplices involved.
In a related note, officials clarified that there is currently no definitive connection between this incident and a separate explosion that occurred outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on the same night. The Las Vegas attack left seven people injured, and the driver reportedly took his own life before the explosion, prompting an ongoing investigation that has not ruled out any hypotheses.
As New Orleans slowly returns to normalcy, residents and tourists alike are urged to remain vigilant, while memorials for the tragic loss continue to materialize in remembrance of those who perished in this senseless act of violence.
Following the attack, the FBI reported that Jabbar had recorded a video prior to the incident, expressing allegiance to the Islamic State. "He was 100 percent inspired by ISIS," stated Christopher Raia, a counterterrorism division official, during a press briefing. Authorities have conducted extensive investigations involving interviews and digital examinations of the attacker’s online presence and communication records, ultimately concluding that there were no accomplices involved.
In a related note, officials clarified that there is currently no definitive connection between this incident and a separate explosion that occurred outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas on the same night. The Las Vegas attack left seven people injured, and the driver reportedly took his own life before the explosion, prompting an ongoing investigation that has not ruled out any hypotheses.
As New Orleans slowly returns to normalcy, residents and tourists alike are urged to remain vigilant, while memorials for the tragic loss continue to materialize in remembrance of those who perished in this senseless act of violence.
