New Orleans car-ramming suspect Shamsud Din Jabbar (Image: NOPD)
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) gave a press conference confirming available details about the suspect in the vehicle attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, early on January 1.
FBI assistant special agent in charge, Aletha Duncan, said the FBI was investigating the incident as an “attack of terrorism” and confirmed the suspect was identified as United States-born citizen Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, from Texas.
Duncan said the suspect used a rented pickup truck to ram into a crowd of people and opened fire on local law enforcement, injuring two, before police returned fire, killing the suspect. An ISIS flag was found on a pole attached to the trailer hitch of the truck and authorities were investigating any potential ties to the terror organization. Weapons and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were found inside the vehicle and at least two IEDs were found at locations in the French Quarter, Duncan confirmed.
“We do not believe Jabbar was solely responsible,” Duncan said, adding that authorities were “aggressively running down every lead” and asking for information from the public.
Credit: New Orleans Police Department via Storyful
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