{"id":2385364,"date":"2025-01-01T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-01T20:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-terrorist-attack-on-new-years-day-what-we-know-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-01T15:35:14","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T20:35:14","slug":"new-orleans-terrorist-attack-on-new-years-day-what-we-know-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-terrorist-attack-on-new-years-day-what-we-know-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"New Orleans terrorist attack on New Year\u2019s Day: What we know &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-orleans-terrorist-attack-on-new-years-day-what-we-know-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2385364&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On \u2063New Year&#8217;s Day, a terrorist attack occurred on Bourbon Street in new Orleans, resulting \u2063in at least 10 fatalities and\u2064 over 35 injuries. The assailant, Shamsud Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old Army \u2062veteran from\u2064 Texas,\u200b drove a rented pickup \u2063truck into a crowd\u2062 and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/off-duty-detroit-police-officer-killed-after-shooting-fellow-officers-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Off-duty Detroit police officer killed after shooting fellow officers - Washington Examiner\">subsequently opened fire<\/a> before being shot and killed by police. Two officers \u2064were also injured but are in stable condition.The \u2063FBI has classified the incident as an act of terrorism and is investigating jabbar&#8217;s potential connections to terrorist organizations,\u2064 highlighted \u200bby the discovery of an Islamic\u200d State flag on his vehicle. Law enforcement is also probing multiple \u200dsuspects and has neutralized two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-intends-for-creation-of-new-security-regime-in-gaza-after-war\/\" title=\"Israel plans to establish a &#039;new security system&#039; in Gaza post-war.\">improvised explosive \u2064devices<\/a> in the\u2062 city. The investigation remains ongoing, with additional details about potential accomplices yet to be clarified.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">New Orleans terrorist attack on New Year&rsquo;s Day: What we know<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1924588\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Federal and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">state officials told reporters<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/new-orleans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"New Orleans\">New Orleans<\/a> on Wednesday afternoon that they are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3273742\/10-dead-and-dozens-injured-in-new-orleans-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"investigating\">investigating<\/a> multiple suspects in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"attack\">attack<\/a> on Bourbon Street during New Year&rsquo;s Eve celebrations that killed at least 10 people and injured at least 35.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Army\">Army<\/a> veteran, drove into a crowd on the pedestrian thoroughfare in the heart of New Orleans at approximately 3:15 a.m. local time on New Year&rsquo;s Day. After crashing his pickup truck, he began to shoot into the crowd.<\/p>\n<p>Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Texas\">Texas<\/a>, was wearing tactical gear when he was shot and killed by police officers, two of whom were shot but are in stable condition in a local hospital, according to New Orleans Police Department officials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fbi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"FBI\">FBI<\/a> lead investigator on the case Aletha Duncan told reporters in a press conference on Wednesday that the bureau is &ldquo;investigating it as an act of terrorism,&rdquo; changing its position from early Wednesday morning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jabbar drove a rented truck in Texas from a car sharing service, according to official reports. The owner of the car is reportedly working with law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Police determined that an Islamic State flag was attached to the bed of the assailant&rsquo;s pickup truck, which was covered in an evidence bag in pictures of the crime scene released on Wednesday mid-morning. Duncan told reporters that federal law enforcement is investigating Jabbar&rsquo;s &ldquo;potential associations and affiliations&rdquo; with terrorist organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Local news 4WWL reported Wednesday afternoon that law enforcement had surrounded an Airbnb in the St. Claude neighborhood of New Orleans, approximately 2 miles away from Bourbon Street.<\/p>\n<p>Details of the Airbnb location were not shared by law enforcement officials at the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Duncan told the public that two improvised explosive devices were identified and neutralized in the city and that law enforcement has been deployed to monitor for additional devices.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Multiple assailants being investigated<\/h2>\n<p>Duncan said federal investigators do not believe that Jabbar acted alone in the attack, and they are &ldquo;aggressively running down all the leads&rdquo; to identify co-conspirators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Civilians are encouraged to report to the FBI any interactions they may have had with Jabbar within the past 72 hours through the bureau&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/tips\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">electronic tip form<\/a> or with the hotline 1-800-CALL-FBI.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When asked for the number of people being investigated, Duncan said they are investigating a &ldquo;range of suspects.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>During a Wednesday afternoon press conference, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/jeff-landry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jeff Landry\">Jeff Landry<\/a> (R-LA) became frustrated with reporters who repeatedly asked questions about the details of the investigation, including the number of additional assailants.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a very fluid process,&rdquo; Landry said, adding that no information is going to be made available that would impede the investigation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re hunting these people down, and we&rsquo;re securing the city,&rdquo; Landry said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-kennedy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"John Kennedy\">John Kennedy<\/a> (R-LA) said he would &ldquo;raise fresh hell&rdquo; if information about the attack is withheld or swept under the rug by the FBI but acknowledged that information about the investigation could not be shared with the press.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Catch these people,&rdquo; Kennedy said of law enforcement. &ldquo;Catch these people and then tell the American people the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sugar Bowl postponed until Thursday<\/h2>\n<p>Officials from the Sugar Bowl Committee told reporters Wednesday afternoon that the Sugar Bowl, the American football game played on New Year&rsquo;s Day, will be postponed until Thursday evening.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The game was originally scheduled for 7:45 p.m. local time on New Year&rsquo;s Day, but the committee decided to reschedule it in coordination with federal law enforcement, ESPN, and other stakeholders in college football.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s just too much stuff we don&rsquo;t know, and it&rsquo;s just not worth it,&rdquo; Kennedy said.<\/p>\n<p>University of Georgia President Jere Morehead announced on social media that one of his university&rsquo;s students is among the confirmed injured in the attack.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The University of Georgia&rsquo;s football team is in New Orleans to play in the Sugar Bowl college football game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have spoken to the student&rsquo;s family and shared my concern, support and well wishes on behalf of the entire UGA community,&rdquo; Morehead said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Morehead did not give the name of the student, but the student was identified as a member of the university&rsquo;s band.<\/p>\n<p>Landry told reporters that he would be attending the Sugar Bowl game Thursday evening and assured the public that law enforcement officials would keep the event safe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1924588\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1924588\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Orleans New Year&#8217;s Day attack: Multiple suspects under investigation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2666,"featured_media":2385365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25001555294172.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[47705,47717,47154],"class_list":["post-2385364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-new-orleans","tag-new-years-day","tag-terrorist-attack"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/AP25001555294172.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2666"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2385364"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385364\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2385368,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2385364\/revisions\/2385368"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2385365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2385364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2385364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2385364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}