Ten dead after car plows into crowd at New Orleans New Year's Day celebration

Ten people are dead after a car slammed into a crowd in New Orleans’ popular Bourbon Street during New Year’s Day celebrations.

At least 30 more are hurt, officials say. Witness accounts recalled a speeding truck crashing into a crowd before the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire, CBS reported.

NOLA Ready, the department responsible for emergency preparedness in New Orleans, said responders were attending a “mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street.” It confirmed the casualty toll.

Ten dead after car plows into crowd at New Orleans New Year’s Day celebration: 30 more injured in chaotic scene | The Independent

Apparently, the driver shot two police officers also.

Live report.

New Orleans mass casualty incident on Bourbon Street | Crime/Police | nola.com

FBI says 'not a terrorist event' but 'improvised explosive devices' found

The investigation into the incident in New Orleans has been handed to the FBI.
The assistant special agent in charge, Aletha Duncan, joins the news conference to say this is "not a terrorist event".
Instead, she says there have been "improvised explosive devices" found in the area.
"We are working on confirming if this is a viable device or not," she adds.
She also urges people to stay away from the area until officials can "figure out what is going on".

New Orleans latest: Incident called 'terrorist attack' as 10 killed and two officers shot after vehicle ploughed into crowds | US News | Sky News

Live coverage on Sky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzuyFCOsgBk

This kinda thing will likely get worse once the orange bloke takes the reins?

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This kinda thing will likely get worse once the orange bloke takes the reins?

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Well that's a bit of a jump without any real information about the perpetrator.

NBC have been told by law enforcement that the suspect is dead.

New Orleans' police commissioner said the Sugar Bowl will be played as scheduled Wednesday night amid an investigation after a driver in a pickup truck plowed through crowds on Bourbon Street, killing 10 and injuring at least 35.
Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick said officers would work to ensure safety at the Sugar Bowl, indicating that the game would go on as scheduled.

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Is that because he is a white, Christian?

They changed their mind it is being classed as a terrorist attack.

Seems they can't really make their minds up.

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Earlier today, the mayor of New Orleans described this morning's incident as a "terrorist attack" - but moments later, the FBI declared it was not being treated as one.

A few hours later, the FBI, which is leading the investigation, gave an updated statement, confirming it was in fact being investigated as an "act of terrorism".

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Well they just released his name.

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Yes, I can see why it's a terrorist angle again.

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The suspect behind today's attack has been preliminarily identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar

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American citizen from Texas, with an Isis flag in the car.

Was Shamsud Din Jabbar A Manager At Blue Meadow Properties In Texas? Alleged YouTube Video Surfaces | Times Now

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it is a terrorist attack, because the perpetrator was an islamist pig with an isis flag in his car.

They have postponed the Sugar Bowl, as reports are coming in that he may not have acted alone.

I’m putting this here. Looks like this could be connected. The FBI says the same app was used to rent the vehicles in both of these attacks.

Tesla Cybertruck bursts into flames outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas, killing one

A Tesla Cybertruck burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the entrance of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, killing one person and injuring several other people, local officials said.


The explosion is now being investigated as a possible terrorist attack, three senior members of law enforcement briefed on the matter told NBC News. A motive has yet to be established.


Clark County/Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Sheriff Kevin McMahill said at a news conference that at about 8:40 a.m. local time the department received a report of an explosion at the Trump International Hotel.


"We were told that a 2024 Cybertruck pulled up to the front of the hotel, and, in fact, I can tell you it pulled right up to the glass entrance doors of the hotel," McMahill said. "We saw smoke start showing from the vehicle, and then an explosion from the truck occurs."


McMahill said it was unclear whether the dead person in the Cybertruck was a man or woman.


Clark County Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Touchstone said that as first responders began to extinguish the fire, they "realized at the same time that there were multiple persons with injuries located around the vehicle."


Touchstone said seven people were injured, two of whom were taken to University Medical Center of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas. McMahill said all seven people's injuries are considered minor.

Touchstone said officials are working to recover the body of the dead person from the Cybertruck. Officials asked the public to stay away from the scene for now.


The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.


McMahill said law enforcement in Las Vegas is aware of the attack in New Orleans, where 10 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured early Wednesday when a man rammed his pickup truck into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations and then shot at police officers when he crashed. That attack is being investigated as a potential act of terrorism.

Tesla Cybertruck bursts into flames outside Trump hotel in Las Vegas, killing one

Driver in fatal New Orleans truck ramming may not have acted alone, had Islamic State flag

A US Army veteran with an Islamic State flag on his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and ploughed into New Orleans' crowded French Quarter on New Year's Day, killing 15 people in an attack officials believe was carried out with the help of others.


The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a US citizen from Texas who once served in Afghanistan, was killed in a shootout with police after ramming the crowd.

The attack, which injured 30 other people, took place around 3.15 am (5.15pm, Singapore time), near the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Streets, a historic tourist destination known for its music and bars where crowds were celebrating the new year.


Police and political leaders vowed to capture any accomplices.


With the perceived danger ongoing, officials postponed the Sugar Bowl, a classic college football game played in New Orleans each year on New Year's Day. The game between Notre Dame and Georgia was put off for 24 hours until Thursday night as police swept parts of the city looking for possible explosive devices and converged on neighbourhoods in search of clues.


The city will also host the NFL Super Bowl on Feb 9.


The FBI said that police found weapons and a potential explosive device in the vehicle and that two potential explosive devices were found in the French Quarter and rendered safe.

An ISIS flag was found on the rented vehicle, prompting an investigation into possible links to terrorist organisations, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said in a statement.

NOT SOLELY RESPONSIBLE: FBI


"We do not believe that Jabbar was solely responsible. We are aggressively running down every lead, including those of his known associates," FBI Assistant Special Agent in Charge Alethea Duncan told reporters.


Asked how many potential accomplices the FBI was looking into, she said it was a "range of suspects" and urged anyone who had contact with Jabbar in the previous 72 hours to contact authorities.


CNN and the Associated Press had reported that surveillance video captured three men and a woman placing an improvised explosive device in the French Quarter, but the law enforcement sources they cited later backed off that conclusion, saying it was unclear what the people in the video had done.


The FBI, which is the lead investigator on the case, also said it and the Harris County Sheriff's Office were conducting an operation in a north Houston neighbourhood in an area matching one of Jabbar's known residences.


CNN, citing unnamed sources, reported that investigators found writings with the suspect that the FBI believes support the view that the vehicle attack was inspired by Islamic State.


Islamic State is a Muslim militant group that once imposed a reign of terror over millions of people in Iraq and Syria until it collapsed following a sustained military campaign by a US-led coalition.


Public records show Jabbar worked in real estate in Houston. In a promotional video posted four years ago, Jabbar describes himself as born and reared in Beaumont, a city about 130km east of Houston, and saying he spent 10 years in the US military as a human resources and IT specialist.

Jabbar was in the regular Army from March 2007 until January 2015 and then in the Army Reserve from January 2015 until July 2020, an Army spokesperson said. He deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to January 2010 and held the rank of Staff Sergeant at the end of service.

"SCREAMING AND DEBRIS"


Mike and Kimberly Strickland of Mobile, Alabama, said they were in New Orleans for a bluegrass concert and heading back to their hotel just 20m from where the truck made impact with some pedestrians.


"There were people everywhere," Kimberly Strickland said in an interview. "You just heard this squeal and the rev of the engine and this huge loud impact and then the people screaming and debris - just metal - the sound of crunching metal and bodies."


About 400 officers were on duty in the French Quarter at the time of the incident, including a number of officers who had established a makeshift barrier to prevent anyone from driving into the pedestrian zone, police said.


"This is not just an act of terrorism, this is evil," Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters. She said two police officers were wounded by gunfire and in stable condition.


In response to vehicle attacks on pedestrian malls around the world, New Orleans was in the process of removing and replacing the steel barriers known as bollards that restrict vehicle traffic in the Bourbon Street area.


Construction began in November and was due to be completed in time for the Super Bowl, officials said. In the meantime, police vehicles and officers attempted to provide a barrier, Kirkpatrick said.


"This particular terrorist drove around, onto the sidewalk and got around the hard target," Kirkpatrick said.


While mass shootings are more commonly a threat in the United States, vehicle rammings have been used to kill civilians in the US and around the world.


Last month in Germany, a 50-year-old man was charged with multiple counts of murder and attempted murder after police said he ploughed a car through crowds at a Christmas market in Magdeburg, killing five people and injuring scores.

Driver in fatal New Orleans truck ramming may not have acted alone, had Islamic State flag - CNA

Death toll now at 15.

Death toll rises to 15 in New Orleans attack, coroner says

At least 15 people have died in the attack in New Orleans, according to an official statement from New Orleans Coroner Dr. Dwight McKenna.


“We are deeply saddened by the tragic events that unfolded in the French Quarter. Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with the victims, their families, and everyone affected,” McKenna’s statement read.

McKenna added that his office is working in coordination “with the New Orleans Police Department, FBI, and Homeland Security.”


“We remain committed to supporting the community during this tragic time in our city,” McKenna’s statement read.

Live updates: New Orleans vehicle incident, at least 15 killed on Bourbon Street after driver plows into crowd | CNN

I see they're reporting him as a Vet who "served in Afghanistan", although the small print says he was an IT specialist. And I would suggest not a very good one if he ended up selling real estate.

FFS. The bollards weren't working on NYE. This is so awful one wonders if this is another DEI fxck up. Just like the Secret Service failing to protect the candidate financed by President Musk.

Been 10 people shot at a club in Queens .

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RIP the victims, I am sure there lots more info to come.

I haven't seen one here but the future is begining to like robocop/Muskland and not in a good way

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^^At least that bunch is lucky enough not to be dead.

At least 11 wounded in mass shooting outside Queens nightclub: sources