New Orleans Terror Attack Prompts Government to Ask People for Their Help

New Orleans, Louisiana was the sight of a terrorist attack that happened around 3:15 a.m. in which Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck through the crowd on Bourbon Street at Canal, killing at least ten people. The man is an American citizen from Texas.

FBI spokeswoman Althea Duncan said at a press conference that they do not believe Jabbar was solely responsible for the attack. 

According to the FBI, officials are asking anyone who has any type of footage of anything that happened in the city of New Orleans that is relevant to the investigation. In addition to this, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating more about Jabbar along with any other associates the man may have had in order to secure the city and any other area.

Officials from all government bodies in Louisiana are asking anyone who might have had interaction with Jabbar or anything else they may need to know, to contact the FBI.

What Do You Do If You Know Something?

FBI Statement on the Attack in New Orleans https://t.co/Wt2I0kj9fV

The FBI has set up a digital tip line, and we ask anyone with information or video of the incident to submit them to https://t.co/LLKUGwHYhY or call 1-800-CALL-FBI. — FBI (@FBI) January 1, 2025

A spokesperson with the FBI issued this following statement of what they can say right now:

Today, at approximately 3:15am CST an individual drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens of others. After hitting the crowd, he exited the vehicle and fired upon local law enforcement. Law enforcement returned fire and the subject was pronounced deceased at the scene. Two law enforcement officers were injured and transported to a local hospital. The subject has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas. He was driving a Ford pickup truck, which appears to have been rented and we are working to confirm how the subject came into possession of the vehicle. An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations. Weapons and a potential IED were located in the subject’s vehicle. Other potential IEDs were also located in the French Quarter. The FBI’s Special Agent Bomb Technicians are working with our law enforcement partners to determine if any of these devices are viable and they will work to render those devices safe. The FBI is the lead investigative agency, and we are working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism. We are aggressively running down all leads to identify any possible associates of the subject. The FBI has set up a digital tip line and we ask anyone with information or video of the incident to submit them to www.fbi.gov/bourbonstreetattack or call 1-800-CALL-FBI.

If you can provide officials with type of information that could be helpful to the ongoing investigation, please make sure you contact FBI officials.