
Louisiana Residents Asked to Look at New Photo Of New Orleans Terrorist
Louisiana residents are being asked to look at a new photo of New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-din Jabbar the FBI is releasing as they continue to investigate the man and his motive for driving a truck down Bourbon Street New Year's Day, resulting in 14 deaths.
The amount of people who were injured has climbed from the initial 35 to 57, according to FBI officials.
According to officials with the New Orleans FBI office, the new picture was of Jabbar when he had traveled from Houston to New Orleans by train and was on Orleans Street before taking a look at an apartment that was for rent.
As part of the photo release, more information is also being released by officials. When Jabbar went to look at the apartment, it was November 20, 2024. He had a very short stay in the city and then took a bus back to Houston. He applied to live in the apartment but later told them he changed his mind.
As far as Jabbar's other activities, they have been combing through his electronic devices to find out more information about what he was doing before the attack. They found out the following:
- Jabbar searched for information online about the German terrorist attack in which a doctor drove a vehicle into a Christmas market, killing multiple people.
- Jabbar searched for how he could get access to a Bourbon Street balcony.
- Jabbar searched for information on a variety of shootings that happened in New Orleans.
- Jabbar searched for information about Mardi Gras.
From the FBI press release,
Jabbar became a more devout Muslim in 2022. During this time, Jabbar began isolating himself from society. Around the spring of 2024, Jabbar began following extremist views.
Information about Jabbar and his actions and movements continues to be what FBI officials are interested in knowing more about. Any information, pictures, etc, that you think could be relevant to the investigation should be sent to the FBI.
There are two ways to provide the FBI with information, and they are as follows:
You can call 1-800-CALL-FBI
You can visit fbi.gov/bourbonstreetattack
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