New Orleans 2025

On January 1, 2025, a tragic attack unfolded in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Here is a timeline of the events:

Prior to January 1, 2025:

• Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies had alerted local police about potential vehicle-ramming attacks during the holiday season, especially given the Islamic State’s promotion of such tactics. The city had plans to enhance security in the French Quarter, anticipating large crowds for New Year’s celebrations and the upcoming Sugar Bowl.

2022

• Evidence obtained in the ongoing investigation indicates Jabbar became a more devout Muslim in 2022. During this time, Jabbar began isolating himself from society.

June 22, 2023 through July 3, 2023

• Jabbar flew to Cairo, Egypt.

July 10, 2023

• Flew to Ontario, Canada.

July 13, 2023

• Returned to the United States.

Summer 2024

• Jabbar reportedly pledged allegiance to ISIS. He expressed admiration for their ideology and was described as being “100 percent inspired” by the group.

October 30, 2024

• Jabbar stayed at a rental home in New Orleans for two days, and during that time recorded video with Meta Glasses as he bicycled through the French Quarter. Video

November 10, 2024

• Jabbar took a train from Houston, Texas to New Orleans and returned to Texas that evening on a bus. While in the city, Jabbar looked at an apartment for rent on Orleans Street. Just days after his travel he applied to rent the apartment but later told the landlord he changed his mind. An initial review of his electronics shows Jabbar conducted many online searches, including how to access a balcony on Bourbon Street, information about Mardi Gras, several shootings in the city, and the car that rammed into victims at a Christmas market in Germany.

November 19, 2024

• Jabbar purchased the rifle in Arlington, Texas.

December 30, 2024

• Shamsud-Din Jabbar picked up a white Ford F-150 with Texas license plate LZ1 575 through the Turo app in Houston, Texas.

December 31, 2024

• Jabbar is seen at one of multiple gun stores he visited in Texas leading up to the attack.
• Jabbar stopped at a business in Texas where he purchased one of the ice chests he would later use to hide the IEDs.
• 2:30 PM: Jabbar entered Louisiana.
• 9:00 PM: Jabbar was in Gonzales, Louisiana.
• 10:00 PM: Jabbar went to a house in New Orleans he rented through an online app. Home camera footage shows Jabbar unloading the white pickup truck outside of the Mandeville Street rental home.

January 1, 2025: Day of the Attack

• 12:15 AM: Jabbar left the Airbnb but not before he set a fire using an open flame. The fire was started in the linen closet next to the washer and dryer. Jabbar placed accelerants in other rooms of the residence, which investigators believe was intentional so the residence would burn down in an attempt to destroy evidence. The fire extinguished itself after running out of oxygen and fuel.
• 12:41 AM: Jabbar parked the truck and walked to Royal and Governor Nicholls Street.
• 12:53 AM: Jabbar left the first IED inside a blue cooler at Bourbon Street and St. Peters Street. It was found a block away at Orleans Street after multiple Bourbon Street visitors moved the cooler.
• 1:00 AM: Large crowds gathered in the French Quarter to celebrate the New Year.
• 1:29 AM: Shamsud-Din Jabbar posted a video explaining that he originally intended to kill his family and friends but was concerned media attention would not focus on the “war between believers & disbelievers.”
• 1:53 AM: Jabbar placed an IED in the cooler at Bourbon and St. Peter Street. Someone on Bourbon Street, not believed to be involved, dragged it a block to Bourbon and Orleans.
• 2:03 AM: Surveillance video captured Jabbar walking along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street, just over an hour before the attack. He was seen wearing a light brown long coat, a dark button-down shirt, blue jeans, and brown dress shoes while planting IEDs in coolers at two locations. Pictures
• 2:20 AM: Jabbar placed the second IED in a bucket-type cooler at Bourbon and Toulouse Streets.
• 3:02 AM: Shamsud-Din Jabbar posted another video on his Facebook account stating he joined ISIS before the summer and provided a will and testimony.
• 3:10 AM: Jabbar drove the truck into the barricaded area on Bourbon Street near Canal Street, bypassing security. He accelerated into a dense crowd of pedestrians. The trailer had a hitch with a pipe wrapped around it, and the pipe had a black flag draped around it.
• 3:13 AM: The truck struck a crane, immobilizing the vehicle. Jabbar exited the truck armed with an assault rifle and a handgun and began firing at police officers and bystanders.
• 3:15 AM: New Orleans police officers engaged Jabbar in a shootout. Two officers were injured. Jabbar was fatally shot by law enforcement. Jabbar was wearing Meta glasses during the attack but did not activate the glasses to livestream his actions.
• 3:30 AM: First responders arrived at the scene to assist the injured. Casualties were reported as 14 dead and at least 35 injured, including two police officers.
• 4:00 AM: Authorities secured the area and began investigating the scene. An ISIS flag and improvised explosive devices were discovered in Jabbar’s vehicle.
• 5:00 AM: NOLA Ready issued an alert advising the public to avoid the area, describing the event as a mass casualty incident.
• 5:18 AM: An Airbnb neighbor called 911 after smelling smoke. New Orleans Fire responded, put the smoldering fire out, and observed evidence in the residence, alerting law enforcement. ATF and FBI secured the location.
• 5:30 AM: The investigation began after a small fire broke out in the suspected Airbnb property. Fire officials evacuated nearby homes and called in the ATF, which deployed bomb-sniffing dogs.
• 7:00 AM: Residents around the Mandeville home were asked to evacuate.
• 9:41 AM: The FBI issued a statement on the situation in New Orleans. Link
• The FBI officially classified the event as a terrorist attack.
• FBI special agent bomb technicians recovered two IEDs in coolers. Both devices were rendered safe.
• 11:00 AM: Nearly a dozen members of the FBI’s emergency response team arrived to support agents already on the ground.
• 12:00 PM: The suspect was identified as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, an Army veteran from Texas. A remote control for two bombs was discovered inside Jabbar’s truck. Investigators confirmed an ISIS flag, explosive devices in the truck and French Quarter, and videos pledging allegiance to ISIS.
• 1:00 PM: The FBI said agents and deputies were conducting a court-authorized search near Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive in Texas. Video
• 3:00 PM: Investigators reviewed video of three men and a woman placing explosives in the probe of the New Orleans attack.
• 4:00 PM: Tactical SWAT teams were stationed outside Jabbar’s suspected residence in Texas. Statement
• 5:14 PM: FBI special teams secured the perimeter around Jabbar’s Texas home.
• 6:30 PM: ATF agents searched Jabbar’s New Orleans Airbnb, recovering bomb-making materials, three cell phones, and two laptops.
• 6:32 PM: Turo confirmed that Jabbar rented the Ford F-150 through their car-sharing platform. Link
• 6:58 PM: Authorities obtained a search warrant for Jabbar’s Texas property.
• 9:00 PM: The FBI issued a statement detailing the specialized teams involved in the operation and confirmed no arrests had been made.
• 11:00 PM: Temporary Flight Restriction was active in Houston near Crescent Peak Drive due to law enforcement activity. Link
• 11:47 PM: The FBI issued a public call for information, photos, or videos related to the Bourbon Street attack. FBI Form

January 2, 2025

• 1:29 AM: A temporary flight restriction was active near Crescent Peak Drive. Link
• 7:50 AM: The FBI concluded the search of Jabbar’s Texas property in the 12000 block of Crescent Peak Drive, confirming no immediate threat to the local community. Link
• 9:00 AM: Hospital update: 16 remained hospitalized, including eight in the ICU. Evidence Response Teams finished their work at the crime scene, and Bourbon Street was turned over to the city of New Orleans.
• 10:00 AM: State and federal officials held a press conference providing updates. Link
• 11:49 AM: New Orleans PD and Orleans Parish SO released resources for victims and survivors through Operation NOLA Hub. Link
• 6:00 PM: FBI released surveillance photos showing Shamsud-Din Jabbar placing an IED in a cooler. FBI

Subsequent Developments

• Sugar Bowl Postponement: Due to security concerns following the attack, the Sugar Bowl was postponed to the following day.
• Public Statements: President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump condemned the attack and expressed condolences to the victims.

January 3, 2025

• 12:25 PM: FBI Houston returned to the area to seize a vehicle near the residence. Evidence recovery along Bourbon Street and at the Mandeville Street short-term rental had been completed. Link

January 4, 2025

• The FBI announced additional victim assistance for victims and family members impacted by the attack. FBI and Partner Agencies Offer Additional Victim Assistance

January 5, 2025 – Press Conference Link

• FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil said the attacker visited the city twice in the months before New Year’s and used Meta smart glasses to film Bourbon Street and plan the attack.
• ATF recovered Jabbar’s rifle and a pistol. He bought them from a private seller in Texas. One silencer was attached to the rifle, and another was recovered at the Mandeville Street residence.
• The FBI said transmitters in Jabbar’s car would have worked to set off the IEDs, but police shot and killed him before he could use the transmitter.
• ATF said the IEDs were not unique, but Jabbar used an explosive material better suited for a detonator and used the wrong device to set the explosives off.
• FBI released video footage related to the Bourbon Street attack. Link

January 13, 2025

• The FBI and DHS issued a public service announcement warning about possible copycat or retaliatory attacks due to the persistent appeal of vehicle ramming as a tactic. Link

January 14, 2025

• FBI released an investigative update regarding the Bourbon Street attack. Link

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Shamsud-Din Jabbar, also identified as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, was a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas.

Birth and Residence

• Jabbar was born and raised in Texas and resided in the Houston area at the time of the attack.
• 1990s: Attends middle school in Nederland, Texas.
• 2001: Graduates from Central High School in Beaumont.

Military Service

• 2004: Tried to enlist in Navy Recruiting District Houston but was discharged from the Delayed Entry Program one month later.
• 2006: Joins the U.S. Army.
• 2009-2010: Deploys to Afghanistan for a year, serving as a human resource and information technology specialist.
• 2013: Staff Sgt. Shamsuddin B. Jabbar served as information technology team chief for the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Team. Link
• 2020: Left the military with an honorable discharge.
• Jabbar was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, Army Good Conduct Medal, Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, and other awards.
• Per Navy records, Shamsuddin Bahar Jabbar did not attend Recruit Training Command and did not serve in the Navy.

Criminal History

• 2002: Charged with misdemeanor theft in Texas.
• 2005: Charged with driving with an invalid license.

Personal Life

• 2002: Marries Nakedra Charrlle. The couple has two daughters.
• 2005: Divorce proceedings in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Ball Nakedra Charrlle Link
• September 2013: Married Tiera Symone Jabbar.
• 2015-2017: Attends Georgia State University, earning a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems.
• 2016: Filed for divorce from Tiera Symone Jabbar in DeKalb County, Georgia.
• November 15, 2017: Married Shaneen Chantil Jabbar.
• 2018: Obtained a real estate license.

2019

• From 2019 to 2021, he worked at Ernst & Young as a cloud consulting manager.

2020

• July 2020: Jabbar filed for divorce from wife Shaneen Chantil Jabbar, but the pair jointly sought to dismiss the suit a month after it was filed.
• Posts a YouTube video discussing his real estate skills and pride in his military background.

2021

• Jabbar had been working for Deloitte while trying to expand his real estate business.
• July 6, 2021: Filed a petition for separation from Shaneen Chantil Jabbar.
• Posted about real estate work, cryptocurrency, and firearms on a now-deleted X account.
• November and December 2021: Listed several items for sale, including a pistol, ammunition, and a shotgun.

2022

• Jabbar became a more devout Muslim in 2022.
• Involved in a divorce and reported financial struggles.
• July 2022: Works at Deloitte, earning about $80,673.91 per year. Pay Stubs
• September 29, 2022: Divorce finalized and Jabbar was ordered to pay $1,353 in child support.
• December 1, 2022: Evicted from Arden Cypress Property.

2023

• Moved to a Muslim neighborhood north of Houston.
• June 22, 2023: Jabbar flew to Cairo, Egypt.
• July 3, 2023: Returned from Cairo.
• July 10, 2023: Flew to Ontario, Canada.
• July 13, 2023: Returned to the United States.

2024

• Spring 2024: Jabbar began following extremist views and reportedly pledged allegiance to ISIS.
• October 30, 2024: Stayed at a rental home in New Orleans and recorded video with Meta glasses while bicycling through the French Quarter.
• November 10, 2024: Took a train from Houston to New Orleans and returned to Texas that evening on a bus.
• November 19, 2024: Purchased the rifle in Arlington, Texas.
• December 30, 2024: Picked up a white Ford F-150 through Turo in Houston, Texas.

Social Media Accounts

• https://github.com/shamjabbar
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/shamjabbar
• https://www.ebay.com/usr/shamjabbar
• https://www.duolingo.com/profile/shamjabbar
• https://cash.app/$shamjabbar
• https://t.me/shamjabbar
• https://trello.com/u/shamjabbar/activity
• Armslist shotgun listing
• Armslist handgun listing
• Twitter/X archive

Emails

• [email protected]
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