2025 New Orleans Truck Terror Attack

[Meatpie]

The suspect is dead and has not yet been named and very few details are known about him publicly.

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On January 1, 2025, at around 3:15 a.m CST, a pickup truck was driven into a large crowd on Bourbon Street and Canal Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.

The driver exited the truck and began firing a rifle before being fatally shot by police officers. The incident occurred during New Year celebrations in the city. Eleven people were killed, including the perpetrator, and at least 36 others were injured, including two police officers who were shot.

HERE IS A QUICK SUMMARY OF EVENTS TODAY:

What happened?

Police said the driver sped through a crowd along Bourbon Street around 3.15am Wednesday as revelers had gathered to celebrate the start of the New Year. Ten people were killed and 30 were injured and taken to five local hospitals.

What are police saying about a possible motive?

Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick said the driver was “hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did” and he tried “to run over as many people as he could.” Kirkpatrick said two police officers were shot after the driver emerged from the truck and are in stable condition.

What happened to the driver?

The FBI said the suspect is dead after a firefight with police. New Orleans police said that after the vehicle came to a stop, the suspect reportedly opened fire on responding officers, who returned fire. The victim was struck and subsequently declared deceased on scene. Further information on the suspect was not released.

Who was in the crowd?

Authorities said Bourbon Street was filled with revelers toasting the start of 2025 and attending New Year’s Eve parties when the attack occurred. Crowds in New Orleans have been ballooning in anticipation of Wednesday night’s Sugar Bowl college football playoff game between Georgia and Notre Dame. Officials said that game would go on as scheduled

 

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Some of victim faces

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[Meatpie]

I am still unable to verify from a credible source if the photo is indeed showing the dead terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar age 42.

Meanwhile the brother of the terrorist accused of ramming a truck through crowded Bourbon Street in New Orleans discussed his brother's religious background in a recent interview and said the attack was an example of "radicalization."

Abdur Jabbar, 24, spoke to The New York Times in Beaumont, Texas, where he and Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, grew up, saying they were raised Christian, but the now-deceased suspect had converted to Islam.

"As far as I know, he was a Muslim for most of his life," the brother told the Times.

"What he did does not represent Islam," he added. "This is more some type of radicalization, not religion."


Jabbar serving as the information technology team chief for the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team during his Army service, pictured in 2013 at Fort Polk.