At least 10 killed on Bourbon Street in New Orleans after driver intentionally slams truck into crowd; dozens injured
- At least 10 people have died and more than 30 others have been injured after a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
- Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick stated, 'He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did.'
- The driver swerved around barricades, fired at police, and struck two police officers after crashing the vehicle.
- New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell described the incident as a terrorist attack.
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At Least 15 Killed, Dozens Hurt After Driver Rams Truck Into Bourbon Street Crowd In New Orleans
By ESSENCE Staff ·Updated January 2, 2025 On New Year’s Day, chaos erupted on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens more. The truck reportedly had a black ISIS flag attached to its rear bumper, and the FBI is now investigating the attack as an act of terrorism, CBS news reports. The driver, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din …
At least 15 people are dead and at least 30 people were injured after attack in New Orleans
At least 15 people are dead and at least 30 people were injured after a man drove a truck into a crowd at Bourbon and Canal streets in New Orleans on New Year’s Day in a terrorist attack, according to the FBI. It happened around 3:15 a.m. toward the end of New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans and hours before the expected kickoff of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, a college football quarterfinal held in the city’s Caesars Superdome. The FBI confirmed…
Bourbon Street Terror Attack: 15 Dead, Dozens Injured
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran from Texas drove into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans. The crime is being investigated as an act of terrorism with the death toll at to 15, the FBI confirmed Wednesday evening. (12/2/25)
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