What we know about the victims in the New Orleans terror attack on New Year's Day
At least 14 people are dead, and more than 30 people are injured after a on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day.
The FBI is currently investigating this incident and is calling it an act of terrorism.
Here is what we know about the victims so far:
Brandon Taylor
Brandon Taylor, 43, of Harvey, Louisiana, has been identified as a victim who died in the attack, according to the New Orleans coroner.
Heath Genusa, his fiancee, said Taylor "loved the city of New Orleans with all of his heart and the city let him down."
"He loved me so much. Our lives have been altered forever. Our future together completely shattered and my future husband torn from my life," Genusa said.
A British citizen
A British citizen was killed in the attack, according to the New Orleans coroner, but his identity has not been released at the family's request, pending the finalization of international arrangements.
Elliot Wilkinson
Elliot Wilkinson, 40, was killed in the attack, his family confirmed to CNN.
According to CNN, Wilkinson, who's originally from Slidell, Louisiana, had recently been released from prison and was living on the streets before the attack on Wednesday.
바카라 게임 웹사이트He recently got out of prison and had problems with mental illness. He could바카라 게임 웹사이트ve stayed with me, our sister or mother, but he never wanted to be a burden to the family, so he went back to New Orleans," his brother told CNN.
Wilkinson's brother found out about his passing when he received a call from the coroner's office Thursday.
바카라 게임 웹사이트To my little brother Elliot Wilkinson, you was loved and you will truly be missed,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Wilkinson바카라 게임 웹사이트s brother also wrote on Facebook. 바카라 게임 웹사이트I know life was hard for you at times. But I wasn't expecting to get the phone call this morning you was one of them that got hit in New Orleans in the French Quarter," according to the family's statement on Facebook.
He leaves behind his mother, brother, sister, and a daughter.
Terrence Kennedy
Terrence Kennedy, 63, of New Orleans, was affectionately known as "Terry" and was a born-and-raised New Orleanian, his family told sister station WDSU.
His sister described him as very kind, with an extremely big heart.
Kennedy was the seventh of nine siblings of Dolores and James Kennedy.
His sister said he loved sports, the New Orleans Saints, the Kansas City Chiefs, and his favorite team, the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Billy DiMaio
Billy DiMaio, 25, was humble and gentled-hearted, so devoted to family that he had a tattoo featuring all of his cousins바카라 게임 웹사이트 names, his parents told
A New York City-based account executive for the media company Audacy, DiMaio was in New Orleans to celebrate New Year바카라 게임 웹사이트s Eve and see friends who planned to go to the Sugar Bowl, Tracie and Bill DiMaio, of Holmdel, New Jersey, told the news site. His friends escaped injury.
바카라 게임 웹사이트He was a good, humble kid,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Bill DiMaio said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트He loved life.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Billy DiMaio grew up on Long Island, New York, before the family moved to New Jersey. He graduated in 2022 from Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, where he was on the lacrosse team and earned a master바카라 게임 웹사이트s degree.
바카라 게임 웹사이트He was a pure, gentle-hearted soul," his mother said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트He will be truly missed.바카라 게임 웹사이트
He had worked for Audacy since 2023.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Beyond his professional achievements, Billy will be fondly remembered for his unwavering work ethic, positive attitude, and kindness," Audacy said in an emailed statement. 바카라 게임 웹사이트He was a true asset to the Audacy team, and his contributions and presence will be deeply missed.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Hubert Gauthreaux
Archbishop Shaw High School, in Marrero, Louisiana, posted on Facebook that class of 2021 alum Hubert Gauthreaux, was among the victims.
Gauthreaux 바카라 게임 웹사이트was tragically killed in the senseless act of violence that occurred early this morning in the French Quarter. He was 21 years old,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the Catholic boys school posted Wednesday evening. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We are asking the entire Archbishop Shaw family to pray for the repose of Hubert바카라 게임 웹사이트s soul, his family and friends during this difficult time, and all those affected by this tragedy.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Kareem Badawi
University of Alabama freshman Kareem Badawi was among those killed in the attack. A native of Louisiana and a graduate of the Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Badawi had started at the Alabama university this fall.
바카라 게임 웹사이트It is with great sadness and grief, and with hearts satisfied with Allah바카라 게임 웹사이트s decision and destiny, I announce the death of my son, Karim Bilal Badawi, who died early today in the morning as a result of a tragic accident in New Orleans,바카라 게임 웹사이트 his father, Belal Badawi, posted on Facebook. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We ask Allah Almighty to shower his mercy on him, and give us patience and strength.바카라 게임 웹사이트
His father had posted in May celebrating his son바카라 게임 웹사이트s high school graduation and plans to attend the University of Alabama.
The university issued a statement confirming Badawi바카라 게임 웹사이트s death.
바카라 게임 웹사이트I grieve alongside family and friends of Kareem in their heartbreaking loss,바카라 게임 웹사이트 University of Alabama President Stuart R. Bell said.
Drew Dauphin
Christopher B. Roberts, president of Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, said on the social platform X that 2023 graduate Drew Dauphin died in the attack.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Words cannot convey the sorrow the Auburn Family feels for Drew바카라 게임 웹사이트s family and friends during this unimaginably difficult time,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Roberts said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Our thoughts are with the Dauphin family and the families of all the victims of this senseless tragedy.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Dauphin, 26, was a supplier process engineer at the American Honda Motor Company in Birmingham, Alabama, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Matthew Tenedorio
The parents of Matthew Tenedorio told NBC 온라인 바카라 게임 that their son was one of the people killed in the attack.
바카라 게임 웹사이트He was 25 years old. He was just starting life. He had the job of his dreams,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Cathy Tenedorio said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트It바카라 게임 웹사이트s just very sad.바카라 게임 웹사이트
A GoFundMe page created by a cousin says he was an audiovisual technician at the Superdome.
바카라 게임 웹사이트He was a wonderful kid,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Louis Tenedorio added. 바카라 게임 웹사이트He loved people. He loved animals. He always had a smile. So many friends. He had so many friends.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Cathy Tenedorio said she had spent New Year바카라 게임 웹사이트s Eve with Matthew and another one of her sons.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We had dinner and we did fireworks outside, and just laughing and hugging each other and telling each other we loved each other,바카라 게임 웹사이트 she said. She added that they had tried to dissuade him from going into the city.
바카라 게임 웹사이트They don바카라 게임 웹사이트t think about risk,바카라 게임 웹사이트 she said.
Nikyra Dedeaux
Zion Parsons, of Gulfport, Mississippi, had been celebrating New Year바카라 게임 웹사이트s Eve at his first night on Bourbon Street when a vehicle appeared and plowed into his friend, 18-year-old Nikyra Dedeaux, who he said had dreamed of becoming a nurse.
바카라 게임 웹사이트A truck hit the corner and comes barreling through throwing people like in a movie scene, throwing people into the air,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Parsons told The Associated Press. 바카라 게임 웹사이트It hit her and flung her like at least 30 feet and I was just lucky to be alive."
As the crowd scattered in the chaos he ran through a gruesome aftermath of bleeding and maimed victims, hearing gunshots and explosive sounds.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Bodies, bodies all up and down the street, everybody screaming and hollering바카라 게임 웹사이트 Parsons said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트People crying on the floor, like brain matter all over the ground. It was just insane, like the closest thing to a war zone that I바카라 게임 웹사이트ve ever seen.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Dedeaux was a responsible daughter who helped take care of her siblings, Parsons said. Dedeaux had a job at a hospital and was set to start college and begin working towards her goal of becoming a registered nurse.
바카라 게임 웹사이트She had her mindset 바카라 게임 웹사이트 she didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t have everything figured out but she had the plan laid down,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Parsons said.
Reggie Hunter
A 37-year-old father of two from Baton Rouge, Reggie Hunter had just left work and headed to celebrate New Year바카라 게임 웹사이트s with a cousin when the attack happened, his first cousin Shirell Jackson
Hunter died and his cousin was injured, Jackson said.
Tiger Bech
A former high school and college football player from Louisiana was among those who died, according to an education official.
Tiger Bech, 27, died Wednesday morning at a New Orleans hospital, according to local media outlets citing Kim Broussard, the athletic director at St. Thomas More Catholic High School in Lafayette. Bech attended the high school, where he played wide receiver, quarterback, punt returner and defensive back, NOLA.com .
Bech played football at Princeton University before graduating in 2021. Most recently he was working as an investment trader at a New York brokerage firm.
Marty Cannon, STM principal and former coach of Bech, said he was charismatic, intelligent and an incredibly talented football player. He regularly returned home to visit his tight-knit family, close friends and people at the school. He was home over Christmas.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We live in a relatively small community here where not a lot of people leave but many do," Cannon said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트I'm not surprised at all that Tiger could take off from south Louisiana and go off and get an amazing education at a place like Princeton and then lock himself into a community up there and just flourish. He바카라 게임 웹사이트s that kind of guy.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Princeton football coach Bob Surace said Wednesday that he had been texting with Bech바카라 게임 웹사이트s father, sharing memories of the player, who was a school kick returner and receiver from 2017 to 2019. He earned All-Ivy League honors as a returner.
바카라 게임 웹사이트He might be the first Tiger to ever play for us, and that nickname kind of described him as a competitor,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Surace told ESPN. The school바카라 게임 웹사이트s mascot is the tiger. 바카라 게임 웹사이트He was somebody that somehow, like in the key moments, just excelled and was full of energy, full of life.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Bech has been working at Seaport Global, where company spokesperson Lisa Lieberman could not confirm his death. She told the AP, 바카라 게임 웹사이트He was extremely well regarded by everybody who knew him.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Bech바카라 게임 웹사이트s younger brother, Jack, is a top wide receiver at Texas Christian University.
In a response to a KLFY-TV posted on X about Tiger Bech바카라 게임 웹사이트s death, a post from an account for a Jack Bech on the social media site said: 바카라 게임 웹사이트Love you always brother ! You inspired me everyday now you get to be with me in every moment. I got this family T, don바카라 게임 웹사이트t worry. This is for us.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Nicole Perez
Nicole Perez was a single mother to a 4-year-old son working hard to make life better for her family when she was killed, according to her employer.
Perez, 27, was recently promoted to manager at Kimmy바카라 게임 웹사이트s Deli in Metairie, Louisiana, and 바카라 게임 웹사이트was really excited about it,바카라 게임 웹사이트 deli owner Kimberly Usher said in a phone interview with the AP. Usher confirmed Perez바카라 게임 웹사이트s death through her sister, who also works for her.
Usher said Perez would walk in the morning to the deli, which opened at breakfast time, and ask lots of questions about the business side of the operations. She also was permitted to bring her son, Melo, to work.
바카라 게임 웹사이트She was a really good mom,바카라 게임 웹사이트 said Usher, who started a GoFundMe account to cover Perez바카라 게임 웹사이트s burial costs and to help with expenses for her son that 바카라 게임 웹사이트he will need to transition into a new living situation,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the donation request says.
Injured in the attack
Heaven Sensky-Kirsch said her father, Jeremi Sensky, endured 10 hours of surgery for injuries that included two broken legs. He was taken off a ventilator Thursday.
Jeremi Sensky was ejected from the wheelchair he was using and had bruises to his face and head, Sensky-Kirsch said in a phone interview from a hospital intensive care unit.
바카라 게임 웹사이트He바카라 게임 웹사이트s talking right now,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Sensky-Kirsch said late Thursday morning.
Sensky, 51, who works in the family바카라 게임 웹사이트s tree service business, had driven from his home in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, to New Orleans to celebrate the holiday.
Before the attack, Sensky and the two friends had been having pizza, his daughter said. Sensky left them to return to his hotel on Canal Street because he felt cold, she said.
Sensky-Kirsch said others could see the attacker coming and were able to run out of the way, but her father 바카라 게임 웹사이트was stuck on the road.바카라 게임 웹사이트 His wheelchair can be seen in some images lodged against a crane.
When he didn바카라 게임 웹사이트t return to the hotel, they went to look for him, she said.
바카라 게임 웹사이트We thought he was dead,바카라 게임 웹사이트 Sensky-Kirsch said. 바카라 게임 웹사이트We can바카라 게임 웹사이트t believe he바카라 게임 웹사이트s alive.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Ryan Quigley, who was a teammate of Bech바카라 게임 웹사이트s at Princeton, was with him when they were struck by the truck. Quigley was injured, according to family and friends.
바카라 게임 웹사이트Ryan is doing okay. He is stable and resting in the company of his family and friends,바카라 게임 웹사이트 the Quigleys said in an update on a GoFundMe page set up by his friends. 바카라 게임 웹사이트Ryan loves you all. Please keep the Bech family, the other families, and all of those affected by this tragedy in your prayers. Thank you all.바카라 게임 웹사이트
Episcopal School of Baton Rouge confirmed that former student, Parker Vidrine, was critically injured and hospitalized. Vidrine is also a graduate of the Class of 2024, the school said.
were among those injured in the attack, according to sister station WBBH in Fort Meyers. The two women were reportedly taken to the hospital following the attack.
University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead said on X that a student was critically injured in the attack and is receiving medical treatment. He did not name the student.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on X that two Israeli citizens were injured in the attack.