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What we know about the New Orleans New Year's terror attack suspect

What we know about the New Orleans New Year's terror attack suspect
WE ARE BACK WITH SOME NEW INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUSPECT IN THIS TERROR ATTACK. 42 YEAR OLD SHAMSUDDIN JABBAR. WE DID JUST GET A NEW PHOTO THAT WAS RELEASED OF THE SUSPECT FROM THE FBI. HERE IS A LOOK AT THE PHOTO. HE MAY LOOK DIFFERENT THAN HE HAS LOOKED IN OTHER PHOTOS THAT WE HAVE BEEN SHOWING, BUT THIS ONE, THE MOST RECENT PHOTO RELEASED BY THE FBI, THE 42 YEAR OLD, WHO POLICE SAY WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL PLOWING OVER THOSE 15 PEOPLE IN THE CROWD, INJURING DOZENS OF OTHERS. THIS IS THE PERSON THAT POLICE BELIEVE IS RESPONSIBLE. HE IS A US BORN CITIZEN, A NATIVE OF TEXAS WITH A MILITARY BACKGROUND. HE DID SPEND SOME TIME IN THE ARMY, BUT THE FBI CERTAINLY LEADING THE INVESTIGATION HERE. ABSOLUTELY. AND WE JUST WE JUST GOT WORD THAT FBI WILL BE PROCESSING THE CRIME SCENE AND ALL THE EVIDENCE THEY GATHERED. AND FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, THEY WILL BE TURNING OVER THEIR EVIDENCE TO NEW ORLEANS OFFICIALS AND THE INVESTIGATORS IN NEW ORLEANS. THIS IS CRITICAL BECAUSE REMEMBER, EARLIER TODAY WHEN WE WERE TALKING TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY JASON WILLIAMS, WE ASKED HIM AS A LOCAL PROSECUTOR, WHEN YOU KNOW THAT THE LEAD AGENCY IS THE FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS, HOW DO YOU WORK TOGETHER? HOW DOES THIS WORK? AND HE SAID, IT ALL DEPENDS. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S TOO EARLY TO TELL. BUT RIGHT NOW, THE NEW PIECE RIGHT HERE IS THAT THE FBI WILL PROCESS THE CRIME SCENE AND ALL THE EVIDENCE THAT THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트VE GATHERED. IT바카라 게임 웹사이트S BEEN A LONG DAY, AND WE DON바카라 게임 웹사이트T EVEN KNOW IF THEY바카라 게임 웹사이트RE THROUGH WITH ALL OF THAT YET. BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THEY WILL BE TURNING OVER THAT TO NEW ORLEANS INVESTIGATORS TOMORROW. SO WE바카라 게임 웹사이트LL HAVE MORE INFORMATION OBVIOUSLY TOMORROW, AND WE바카라 게임 웹사이트LL GET ANOTHER CALL INTO JASON WILLIAMS T
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What we know about the New Orleans New Year's terror attack suspect
A suspect accused of a deadly terrorist attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans has been identified.The FBI has identified the suspect accused of carrying out the attack as Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen of Texas.The New York Times and NBC 온라인 바카라 게임 first reported his identity. According to the FBI, Jabbar drove a pickup truck into the crowd, killing at least 14 people and injuring at least 30 people.Authorities called the French Quarter attack an act of terrorism.Below is everything we know about Jabbar.Suspect killed in firefight with police The FBI says after hitting the crowd, he got out of the car and began firing at law enforcement. Shots were returned by law enforcement and Jabbar was killed at the scene. Suspect was armed, had explosive devicesGuns and pipe bombs were found in the suspect's vehicle, according to a Louisiana State Police bulletin. The devices were concealed within coolers and wired for remote detonation with a remote control that also was found in the vehicle, the bulletin said.An ISIS flag was located in the truck. The FBI is working to determine if the suspect had associations or affiliations with the terrorist organization. According to the FBI, agents do not believe he acted alone.The FBI said other potential explosive devices were also located in the French Quarter. According to the intelligence bulletin, surveillance footage captured three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive devices.Suspect was an Army veteran and a college graduateThe FBI confirmed that Jabbar was an Army veteran.Jabbar enlisted in the Army in March 2007, working in both human resources and information technology. He deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to January 2010, then transferred into the U.S. Army Reserve in 2015, the service said in a statement. Jabbar served until July 2020, leaving the military with the rank of staff sergeant.Jabbar graduated from Georgia State University in 2017 with a degree in computer information systems, the college confirmed to the Beaumont Enterprise. In 2015, he told GSU's student newspaper, The Signal, that his education was partially funded by the G.I. Bill. Jabbar also previously attended Campbell University in North Carolina and was a member of GSU's student government association. Suspect truck had Texas tag and was not localAccording to the FBI, Jabbar was driving a Ford pickup truck with a Texas tag.The FBI believes that Jabbar rented the truck. However, they are working to confirm how he got the vehicle. Biden says attacker posted video indicating he was inspired by the Islamic State groupWhile addressing the nation from Camp David, President Joe Biden said the New Orleans attacker had posted video on social media indicating the Islamic State group inspired him.Biden said the man had expressed a 바카라 게임 웹사이트desire to kill.바카라 게임 웹사이트He said the investigation remained fluid.The president said: 바카라 게임 웹사이트I grieve with you. Our nation grieves with you.바카라 게임 웹사이트 Suspect had ties to Houston areaRecords show Jabbar was born in Texas. Misinformation circulated on social media that Jabbar was an immigrant or had crossed the U.S. Mexico border, including from President-elect Donald Trump on his Truth Social account, the Beaumont Enterprise reported."Sham," as his classmates knew him, graduated from Beaumont's Central High School in 2001. He was born and raised in Beaumont.Grant Savoy, who was photographed with Jabbar in the 2001 high school yearbook, said the two took a couple classes together. He didn't know him very well, as the high school had about 300 students that graduation year, but Savoy described Jabbar as "quiet.""He ... didn't seem like this guy I'm hearing about," Savoy said. "But that was over 20 years ago, so I don't know what life (has) done to him."Video above: Man who attended high school with New Orleans attack suspect speaks out Aretha Bennett was friends with Jabbar's older brother and grew up just around the corner in Beaumont's Cartwright Addition. She said Jabbar was the middle child, with an older and younger brother. He was raised Christian."His mother ... took them to church. We played basketball at his house and skated in the streets," she said. "All three of them were extremely smart."Multiple law enforcement sources told the Houston Chronicle that Jabbar was from the Houston area and reported public records that listed multiple addresses for him in the region.The Chronicle reported that police responded to one of those addresses, describing it as "a gated street teeming with loose chickens, ducks and goats outside several mobile homes." One officer identified himself as a Houston police officer assigned to an FBI task force, the Chronicle reported. Other people in street clothes and unmarked vehicles declined to identify themselves but cited safety concerns when they urged journalists to back away from a home on the property, which consisted of multiple structures. The Associated Press contributed to this story. The Houston Chronicle and Beaumont Enterprise are owned by Hearst Television's parent company. Some of its content may be hidden by a subscriber paywall.

A suspect accused of a deadly terrorist attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans has been identified.

The FBI has identified the suspect accused of carrying out the attack as Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen of Texas.

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The New York Times and NBC 온라인 바카라 게임 first reported his identity.

According to the FBI, Jabbar drove a pickup truck into the crowd, killing at least 14 people and injuring at least 30 people.

Authorities called the French Quarter attack an act of terrorism.

suspect in new orleans terror attack Shamsud-Din Jabbar" (photo from FBI)
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Passport photo of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, suspect in New Orleans terror attack, provided by FBI

Below is everything we know about Jabbar.

Suspect killed in firefight with police

The FBI says after hitting the crowd, he got out of the car and began firing at law enforcement. Shots were returned by law enforcement and Jabbar was killed at the scene.

Suspect was armed, had explosive devices

Guns and pipe bombs were found in the suspect's vehicle, according to a Louisiana State Police bulletin. The devices were concealed within coolers and wired for remote detonation with a remote control that also was found in the vehicle, the bulletin said.

An ISIS flag was located in the truck. The FBI is working to determine if the suspect had associations or affiliations with the terrorist organization.

According to the FBI, agents do not believe he acted alone.

The FBI said other potential explosive devices were also located in the French Quarter. According to the intelligence bulletin, surveillance footage captured three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive devices.

Suspect was an Army veteran and a college graduate

The FBI confirmed that Jabbar was an Army veteran.

Jabbar enlisted in the Army in March 2007, working in both human resources and information technology. He deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to January 2010, then transferred into the U.S. Army Reserve in 2015, the service said in a statement. Jabbar served until July 2020, leaving the military with the rank of staff sergeant.

Jabbar graduated from Georgia State University in 2017 with a degree in computer information systems, . In 2015, he told GSU's student newspaper, The Signal, that his education was partially funded by the G.I. Bill. Jabbar also previously attended Campbell University in North Carolina and was a member of GSU's student government association.

Suspect truck had Texas tag and was not local

According to the FBI, Jabbar was driving a Ford pickup truck with a Texas tag.

The FBI believes that Jabbar rented the truck. However, they are working to confirm how he got the vehicle.

Biden says attacker posted video indicating he was inspired by the Islamic State group

While addressing the nation from Camp David, President Joe Biden said the New Orleans attacker had posted video on social media indicating the Islamic State group inspired him.

Biden said the man had expressed a 바카라 게임 웹사이트desire to kill.바카라 게임 웹사이트

He said the investigation remained fluid.

The president said: 바카라 게임 웹사이트I grieve with you. Our nation grieves with you.바카라 게임 웹사이트

Suspect had ties to Houston area

Records show Jabbar was born in Texas. Misinformation circulated on social media that Jabbar was an immigrant or had crossed the U.S. Mexico border, including from President-elect Donald Trump on his Truth Social account, .

"Sham," as his classmates knew him, graduated from Beaumont's Central High School in 2001. He was born and raised in Beaumont.

Grant Savoy, who was photographed with Jabbar in the 2001 high school yearbook, said the two took a couple classes together. He didn't know him very well, as the high school had about 300 students that graduation year, but Savoy described Jabbar as "quiet."

"He ... didn't seem like this guy I'm hearing about," Savoy said. "But that was over 20 years ago, so I don't know what life (has) done to him."

Video above: Man who attended high school with New Orleans attack suspect speaks out

Aretha Bennett was friends with Jabbar's older brother and grew up just around the corner in Beaumont's Cartwright Addition. She said Jabbar was the middle child, with an older and younger brother. He was raised Christian.

"His mother ... took them to church. We played basketball at his house and skated in the streets," she said. "All three of them were extremely smart."

Multiple law enforcement sources that Jabbar was from the Houston area and reported public records that listed multiple addresses for him in the region.

The Chronicle reported that police responded to one of those addresses, describing it as "a gated street teeming with loose chickens, ducks and goats outside several mobile homes."

One officer identified himself as a Houston police officer assigned to an FBI task force, the Chronicle reported.

Other people in street clothes and unmarked vehicles declined to identify themselves but cited safety concerns when they urged journalists to back away from a home on the property, which consisted of multiple structures.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

and are owned by Hearst Television's parent company. Some of its content may be hidden by a subscriber paywall.