New Orleans attacker acted alone and 'no definitive link' to Las Vegas Tesla explosion, FBI says

FBI confirms lone wolf terrorist responsible for New Orleans attack

The FBI announced at a press conference on Thursday that the suspect behind the deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans is believed to be a lone-wolf terrorist, acting alone without any known accomplices. FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia from the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division provided updates on the devastating truck attack on Bourbon Street that claimed 14 lives and injured 35 others on New Year’s Day. Joined by Ass…

Explosive: Are We Sure New Orleans Terrorist Worked Alone?

At first, the FBI insisted that the mass-murder vehicular attack in New Orleans wasn’t terrorism. Then they announced that Shamsud-din Jabbar had several accomplices to help him place two IEDS, only to reverse that later and claimed that he’d worked alone. However, a new report from NBC News suggests that Jabbar may have had some assistance with the bombs after all. The explosive used turns out to be so unusual that it has never been used in ter…

FBI says driver in New Orleans rampage acted alone

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, reversing its position from a day earlier that he likely worked with others in the deadly attack that officials said was inspired by the Islamic State group. The Federal Bureau of Investigation released this photo of Shamsud-Din Jabbar on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2024. (Federal Bureau of Investigation via A…

FBI now says New Orleans attacker likely acted alone

From The Center Square By Nolan McKendry At a news briefing on Thursday. Gov. Jeff Landry shared the ongoing efforts between state, local and federal officials to respond to the attack in New Orleans’ famous French Quarter, which left 15 dead, including the shooter. In the early hours of New Year’s Day, a 42-year-old Texas man and Army veteran, identified by authorities as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd of revel…

New Orleans attacker acted alone; feds look for ties to Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas

Federal authorities uncovered new details into the suspected terror attack in New Orleans that killed 14 people while probing possible links to a second New Year’s Day incident in which a Tesla Cybertruck blew up outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas. The timing of both acts of violence, just hours apart, has drawn suspicion. Officials revealed both men served for years in the U.S. military, including for a time at the same base. The two men also r…