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New Orleans attacker seen walking near Bourbon Street hour before devastation: FBI
New Orleans attacker seen walking near Bourbon Street hour before devastation: FBI
New Orleans attacker seen walking near Bourbon Street hour before devastation: FBI

Published on: 01/02/2025

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WASHINGTON (TNND) — There is new information about the New Orleans terror attack suspect's movements before he drove through Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year's Day, killing 14 people and injuring at least 35 others.

On Thursday evening, the FBI shared new photos of Shamsud-Din Jabbar an hour before the attack.

In the photos provided from surveillance footage, Jabbar is pictured wearing glasses, a long brown coat, a dark-colored button-down shirt, and dress shoes.

The footage shows Jabbar on Dauphine Street, a block away from Bourbon Street. The agency also provided timestamps for each photo, placing Jabbar in the area at 2:03 a.m. CST.

A photo of one of the coolers containing an IED was included, with the FBI noting the cooler was placed by Jabbar near the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans Street.

The FBI is looking to speak with those who were in the area around the time leading up to and after the attack. They are also looking for photos and video of the attack, Jabbar and the two coolers containing IEDs.

It was revealed that Jabbar, who claimed he joined the Islamic State terrorist group last summer and inspired his attack, acted alone. On Wednesday, they were searching for other potential suspects in the incident.

Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division, said the evidence now shows that Jabbar was solely responsible for the attack and had professed his allegiance to ISIS.

“We’re confident, at this point, that there are no accomplices,” Raia said.

An ISIS flag was found inside the truck, along with two guns and explosive devices that were concealed within coolers. Investigators have been looking into what connections Jabbar had to any known terrorist groups. Jabbar said in videos posted on social media that he had originally planned to hurt his family and friends, but worried about how that would be interpreted by the press.

Bourbon Street reopened at 2:30 p.m. CST, just before the Sugar Bowl matchup between Georgia and Notre Dame, which was postponed in light of the attack Wednesday.

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