The FBI Released the below information:
Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel from across the country continue to
work diligently to further this investigation and evaluate evidence, interview
victims and witnesses, and analyze tips related to the New Orleans Bourbon
Street attack. Two days into the investigation, the FBI has received almost
1,000 tips, and leads have been sent to FBI field offices across the country
for investigation.
As
of Thursday, January 2, 2025, all evidence recovery along Bourbon Street and at
a short-term rental home on Mandeville Street in New Orleans used by subject
Shamsud-Din Jabbar has been completed. At the Mandeville Street location,
bomb-making materials—which were rendered safe—and other items were found and
collected for further processing. FBI special agents located similar materials
at the search of Jabbar’s home on Crescent Peak Drive in Houston, Texas.
On
January 1, at 5:18 a.m. CST, the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded
to a fire at the Mandeville Street location after the attack on Bourbon Street.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has determined
that Jabbar was the only person who could have had access to the residence when
the fire was set. ATF also determined that Jabbar set a small fire in the
hallway and strategically placed accelerants throughout the house in his effort
to destroy it and other evidence of his crime. After Jabbar left the residence,
the fire burned to a point that it extinguished itself prior to spreading to
other rooms. The ATF investigation revealed that when the NOFD arrived at the
scene, the fire was smoldering, allowing for the recovery of evidence,
including pre-cursors for bomb-making material and a privately made device
suspected of being a silencer for a rifle.
Evidence
collected from multiple sites are being evaluated to further the investigation.
The FBI assesses that, during his attack on Bourbon Street, Jabbar intended to
use a transmitter, which was found in the F150 truck, to detonate the two IEDs
he placed on Bourbon Street. The transmitter, along with two firearms connected
to Jabbar, is being transported to the FBI Laboratory for additional testing,
as well as clothing and shell casings from the truck. FBI personnel are also
evaluating terabytes worth of video and other data collected by street cameras
monitored by the New Orleans Real Time Crime Center.
The
FBI continues to surge resources from across the country to assist the New
Orleans Field Office. In addition to FBI special agents and personnel based in
Louisiana, more than 200 additional personnel have been brought in to assist in
this investigation in order to process evidence, support victims, and
investigate leads and tips. Personnel support includes, but is not limited to,
special agents, victim specialists, evidence technicians, specially trained
crisis management personnel, and intelligence analysts.
FBI victim specialists and special agents
continue to interview survivors and witnesses. As of January 3, the FBI has
identified 35 known injured individuals. The number of injured is expected to
rise in the coming days as additional people either take themselves to
hospitals with injuries or
ask for assistance from the FBI. Fourteen innocent people were killed in the
attack. Courageous New Orleans Police Department officers shot and killed
Jabbar after he opened fire on them and the crowd on Bourbon Street.
For updates,
visit www.fbi.gov/bourbonstreetupdates.
