15 dead in New Orleans truck attack; suspect ID'd as US citizen, sources say

[Wicked Blue]

Source: MSN

A suspect who was "hell-bent" on killing as many people as possible drove a rented pickup truck around barricades and plowed his vehicle through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street in New Orleans at a high rate of speed, leaving at least 15 dead and injuring dozens of others early Wednesday, city and federal officials said.

After mowing down numerous people over a three-block stretch on the famed thoroughfare while firing shots into the crowd, the suspect -- identified by sources as Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42 -- allegedly got out of the truck wielding an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement officials briefed on the incident told ABC News. The FBI does not "believe Jabbar was solely responsible" for the incident, which is being investigated as an act of terror.

Officers returned fire, killing Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas, sourcessaid. At least two police officers were shot and wounded, authorities said.

Rep. Troy Carter, D-Louisiana, told ABC News Wednesday afternoon that the number of people killed in the incident has risen from 10 to 15. He said another 25 people were hospitalized with injuries.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/15-dead-in-new-orleans-truck-attack-suspect-idd-as-us-citizen-sources-say/ar-AA1wNK0f

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Death toll now 15, with 25 hospitalized with injuries.

[Clouds Passing]

1. Lives cut short and damaged by insane violence

💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[Frasier Balzov]

2. Fatalities increased by so many within hours.

That is a significant secondary shock from this attack.

[Mosby]

3. Three others planted pipe bombs.

According to Twitter, it might be some bullshit started by tucker.

[Ilsa]

4. What? I don't understand. nt

[Mosby]

7. .

Link to tweet

[Unladen Swallow]

5. ?

[Kali]

8. tucker?

[Mosby]

9. Carlson.

[Kali]

12. I figured that but

what was the bullshit he started?

[Igel]

10. Guardian update from a couple of minutes before this post

says, referring to CNN, the FBI is backtracking--their word--and "they no longer the people reportedly seen in the video were involved (sic), CNN said."

[Unladen Swallow]

6. Has the rifle been identified yet?

[Southern_gent]

11. Everyone who died

Im pretty sure that I read that everyone who died was hit by the truck. The madman used the rifle on the police. Either way dead is dead.

[Unladen Swallow]

13. Wondering what kind of rifle was used

[Polybius]

14. Here's the mofo

[Unladen Swallow]

15. Completely different "look"

than his professional pictures on the various social media/linked in type sites that folks have been posting....