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Investigators have reportedly determined that the man who committed an Islamic terror attack in New Orleans early Wednesday morning had some help from at least four additional people.
The man who drove the white pickup truck into a crowd of New Years revelers on Bourbon Street after 3:00 a.m. has been identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, a US citizen born and raised in Texas. He also reportedly spent 10 years in the U.S. Army.
From the Associated Press: Investigators have reviewed video showing three men and a woman placing an improvised explosive device in connection with the car attack that killed at least 10 people in New Orleans’ French Quarter.
That’s according to a Louisiana State Police bulletin obtained by The Associated Press.
The revelation could help explain why officials at a Wednesday news conference said that they were aggressively hunting for additional suspects and did not believe the driver of the pickup truck, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, acted alone.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Investigators have reviewed video of 3 men and a woman placing explosives in probe of New Orleans attack, document shows.
— Michelle L. Price (@michellelprice) January 1, 2025
Chilling new video footage has surfaced of the moment Jabbar navigated around a police cruiser barricade, then turned into a crowd of people and hit the gas. He had an ISIS flag attached to a flag pole on the back of the pickup.
Video shows the moment the FBI says Shamsud Din Jabbar raced onto a packed Bourbon Street from Canal Street in a pickup truck with Texas plates and an ISIS flag. https://t.co/P0iWiTX30Z pic.twitter.com/hmeB1tUjpc
— FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) January 1, 2025
JUST IN: New footage shows the moment Shamsud Din Jabbar allegedly navigated around a police cruiser barricade to carry out the terror attack.
According to local reports, the city of New Orleans was replacing Bourbon Street bollards.
“We have these hydraulic steel barriers from… pic.twitter.com/gTSQAEHvyA
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 1, 2025
Another terrifying new video shows the moments immediately after Jabbar stopped the truck, then stepped out and began shooting at police.
NEW FOOTAGE from New Orleans shows the moments Shamsud Din Jabbar steps out of his vehicle after crashing it and begins shooting.
The suspect was struck by police fire and declared dead at the scene. pic.twitter.com/CeduvaJw0f
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) January 1, 2025
A photographer is seen taking a photo of the ISIS flag which had been attached to the back of the truck. It had been removed and laid on the ground.
UPDATE: Imige allegedly shows FBI agents in New Orleans, Louisiana, taking photos of an ISIS flag displayed on Shamsud Din Jabbar’s truck during the attack. https://t.co/tBw4PIXa6W pic.twitter.com/koo4ET4uCI
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) January 1, 2025
Human Events editor Jack Posobiec reported, “Hearing Jabbar was reported twice to his Army COC for Islamic extremist views and they were too scared of causing a racial and religious issue to address.”
Hearing Jabbar was reported twice to his Army COC for Islamic extremist views and they were too scared of causing a racial and religious issue to address
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) January 1, 2025
Journalist Nick Sortor reported: “A friend of New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar says Jabbar converted to Islam and began acting erratically in recent months.”
🚨 JUST IN: A friend of New Orleans attacker Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar says Jabbar converted to Islam and began acting erratically in recent months
This behavior caused him to have “limited contact” with his children, per NYT
Gee, if only we had an agency that focused on terror… pic.twitter.com/8HDWCssZLT
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 1, 2025
In a video posted to YouTube a couple years ago, Jabbar introduced himself as the Property Manager at Blue Meadow Properties and Team Lead for the Midas Group, and said he had also served in the Army for 10 years.
He says he grew up on Beaumont, and now lives in Houston.
REPORT: A man matching the name and description of the terror suspect accused of plowing through a crowd in New Orleans, shared a video introducing himself four years ago on YouTube.
42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar is accused of carrying out the attack.
In a video uploaded to… pic.twitter.com/EFLgyb85g6
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 1, 2025
WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE BOURBON ST. ATTACKER:
🔴 FBI says the driver is 42 year old Shamsud Din Jabbar
🔴 He’s a U.S. citizen from Texas.
🔴 He got into a shootout with police after plowing through people
🔴 Law enforcement found a gun, rifle and ISIS flag in his truck@FOX8NOLA pic.twitter.com/7J4o7hVhEx— Andrés Fuentes (@news_fuentes) January 1, 2025
This is Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man responsible for killing 10 innocent Americans this morning in New Orleans.
The 42-year-old Texan served in the US Army and was wearing military fatigues during the attack.
After crashing his truck at high speed into the crowd celebrating… pic.twitter.com/cSNXyX7V3s
— Sebastian Gorka DrG (@SebGorka) January 1, 2025
🚨 BREAKING: Photo released of New Orleans attacker, Shamsud Din Jabbar pic.twitter.com/gEEqQkL02e
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) January 1, 2025
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