The FBI released a statement today on the terrorist attack in New Orleans:
Today, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, an individual drove a
pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans,
killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others. After hitting the crowd, he
exited the vehicle and fired upon local law enforcement. Law enforcement
returned fire, and the subject was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two law
enforcement officers were injured and transported to a local
hospital.
The subject has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din
Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas. He was driving a Ford pickup truck, which
appears to have been rented, and we are working to confirm how the subject came
into possession of the vehicle.
An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle, and the FBI is working
to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with
terrorist organizations.
Weapons and a potential IED were located in the subject’s
vehicle. Other potential IEDs were also located in the French Quarter. The
FBI’s special agent bomb technicians are working with our law enforcement
partners to determine if any of these devices are viable, and they will work to
render those devices safe.
The FBI is the lead investigative agency, and we are working
with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism. We are
aggressively running down all leads to identify any possible associates of the
subject.
The FBI has set up a digital tip line, and we ask anyone with information or video of the incident to submit them to www.fbi.gov/bourbonstreetattack or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.
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