3:15 a.m. 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. 

Memorials and vigils were held for the victims. 14 Dead 35 Injured

• 18-year-old Nikyra Dedeaux from Gulfport, Mississippi.
• 37-year-old Reggie Hunter, a warehouse manager and a father of two from Baton Rouge, LA.
• 27-year-old Tiger Bech, a Lafayette native and former football player for Princeton University. He was kept on life support until his family arrived, after which he passed away.
• 28-year-old Nicole Perez, who leaves behind a 4-year-old son. Her son is now in the care of her friends.
• Drew Dauphin was a recent graduate of Auburn University.
• Matthew Tenedorio worked as an audiovisual technician at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans
• Hubert Gauthreaux, 21. Gauthreaux graduated from Shaw in 2021.
• Billy DiMaio, a 25-year-old account executive for the media company Audacy

The remaining five victims killed in the attack have not yet been publicly identified.

On January 1, 2025, a tragic attack unfolded in New Orleans’ French Quarter. Here’s 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 US
  

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
  

2024

• Around the spring of 2024, Jabbar began following extremist views.

November 10, 2024

• On 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. They included how to access a balcony on Bourbon Street, information about Mardi Gras, and he researched several shootings in the city, as late as mid-November. Just hours before the attack on Bourbon Street, he also searched for information about the car that rammed into innocent victims in a Christmas market in Germany just ten days before.

November 19, 2024,

• Jabbar purchase the riffle in Arlington, Texas. 

December 30, 2024

• Shamsud-Din Jabbar Picked up a White Ford F-15 with Texas license plate LZ1 575 though Turo App in Huston, TX.
  

December 31, 2024 

• Jabar is seen on December 31, 2024 at one of multiple gun stores he visited in Texas leading up to the attack.
• Jabar then stopped at a business in Texas where he purchased the one or one of the ice chests he would later use to hide the IEDs
• 2:30 PM Jabar entered Louisiana on December 31st 2024
• 9:00 PM Jabar in Gonzalez Louisiana
• 10:00 PM: Jabbar went to a house in New Orleans he rented through an online app. Home camera footage shows Jabar unloading the white pickup truck in New Orleans outside of the Mandaville street rental home
  

January 1, 2025: Day of the Attack:

• 12:15 AM: Jabbar left AirBnb but not before he set the fire using an open flame (matches). The fire was started in the linen closet next to the washer and dryer. This is a closed-off area of the hallway that leads to other rooms of the residence.  Jabbar placed accelerants in the other rooms of the residence which we believe was intentional so that the entire residence would burn down in an attempt to destroy evidence of his crimes. Nest thermostat switched over from heating mode to cooling mode as the temperature continued to rise in the residence. Eventually the fire extinguished itself as it ran out of oxygen and fuel in this closed off portion of the residence and never connected to the accelerants placed in the other rooms. 
• 12:41 AM: Jabbar parked the truck and walked to Royal and Governor Nichols Street. 
• 12:53 AM: Jabbar leaves the first IED inside a blue cooler at Bourbon Street and St. Peters St. It was found a block away at Orleans St. after multiple unknowing Bourbon Street visitors grabbed the cooler’s handle and moved it.
  
• 1:00 AM: Large crowds gathered in the French Quarter to celebrate the New Year.
• 1:29 AM: Shamsud-Din Jabbar posted a video – He explained that he originally intended to kill his family and friends but was concerned media attention wouldn’t be focused on the “war between believers & disbelievers.”
• 1:53 AM: Jabbar placed the first IED in the cooler at Bourbon and St. Peter Street. Someone on Bourbon Street, who we have no reason to believe was involved, dragged it a block to Bourbon and Orleans
  
• 2:03 AM: Captured on Surveillance Video Jabbar walking along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street at 2:03 a.m. CST, just over an hour before the attack. Jabbar is seen wearing a light brown long coat, a dark button-down shirt, blue jeans, and brown dress shoes planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in coolers at two locations – the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans streets and another two blocks away Pictures
• 2:20 AM Jabbar places second IED in a bucket type cooler on 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, targeting people in the heart of the French Quarter. The trailer had a hitch with a pipe wrapped around it. The pipe had a blag 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. He began firing at police officers and bystanders.
• 3:15 AM: New Orleans police officers engaged Jabbar in a shootout. Two officers were injured during the exchange.
• Jabbar was fatally shot by law enforcement, ending the immediate threat.
• Jabar was wearing a pair of meta glasses when he conducted the attack on Bourbon Street but he did not activate the glasses to live stream 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 (IEDs) 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 AirBnb neighbor called 911 as they smelled smoke. New Orleans Fire responded and put the smoldering fire out and observed evidence in the residence so they alerted law enforcement. ATF and FBI secured the location at this point. 
• 5:30 AM: The investigation began after a small fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. in the suspected Airbnb property. Fire officials evacuated nearby homes and called in the ATF, which deployed bomb-sniffing dogs to the scene.
• 7:00 AM: residents around Mandeville home were asked to evacuate.
  
• 9:41 AM: Statement from the FBI on the situation in New Orleans. This morning, an individual drove a car into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing a number of people and injuring dozens of others. Link
  
• The FBI officially classified the event as a terrorist attack.
• FBI special agent bomb technicians recovered two IEDs in coolers: one from the cross-section of Bourbon and Orleans Street and the second at the intersection of Bourbon and Toulouse Streets. Both devices were rendered safe.
• 11 AM: nearly a dozen members of the FBI’s emergency response team members arrived to support the several agents already on the ground.
• 12:00 PM: The suspect was identified as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, an Army veteran from Texas. He was wearing full military gear during the attack and was potentially armed with a long-range rifle. A remote control for two of the bombs was discovered inside Jabbar’s truck. Preliminary findings revealed a black ISIS flag affixed to the truck’s hitch. Jabbar had also recorded videos while driving to Louisiana, pledging allegiance to ISIS.Explosives were also found in an ice chest inside the truck. The FBI confirmed the presence of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Jabbar’s car and the French Quarter. Investigators are working to determine whether at least two planted IEDs were functional.
• 1:00 PM: The FBI said agents and deputies were conducting a court-authorized search near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive on Wednesday. A home at the location is believed to be connected to the suspect. Video
• 3:00 PM: Investigators have reviewed video of 3 men and a woman placing explosives in probe of New Orleans attack
• 4:00 PM: Tactical SWAT teams stationed outside Jabbar’s suspected residence in Texas. Officers used loudspeakers to call for any occupants to exit.. FBI released a statement: FBI Houston personnel and specialized teams will be on-site for several hours. This activity is related to this morning’s New Orleans attack, but due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, no further information can be provided. Statement
• 5:14 PM: FBI special teams secured the perimeter around Jabbar’s Texas home, launching an extensive search.
• 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 (TFR) was active in Houston, Texas near Crescent Peak Drive on January 1, 2025 due to law enforcement activity related to a New Orleans terror attack Link
  
• 11:47 PM: The FBI issued a public call for information, photos, or videos related to the Bourbon Street attack. 1-800- CALL FBI or visit FBI Form

January 2, 2025

• 1:29 AM Temporary Flight Restriction (TFR) was active in Houston, Texas near Crescent Peak Drive on January 1, 2025 due to law enforcement activity related to a New Orleans terror attack Link
• 7:50 AM: The FBI concluded the search of Jabbar’s Texas property 12000 block of Crescent Peak Drive, confirming no immediate threat to the local community. Link
  
• 9:00 AM New Orleans terror attack hospital update: 16 remain hospitalized, including eight in the ICU. Four patients have been transferred to other facilities for specialized care, and 13 have been discharged. Evidence Response Teams finished their work at the crime scene. Bourbon Street has been turned over to the city of New Orleans.
• 5:30 AM TFR was effective immediately and ended at 05:30 UTC on January 2, 2025
  
• 10:00 AM: State and federal officials, including Governor Jeff Landry and the FBI, held a press conference providing updates on the investigation. Link
• 11:49 AM: New Orleans PD and Orleans Parish SO released resources for victims and survivors: The Operation NOLA Hub will be activated to provide services for victims and survivors of the Bourbon Street vehicular attack on January 1, 2025. Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.- New Orleans Family Justice Center 701 Loyola Ave. Please note that a fund has been created by the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) to assist victims. Visit http://gnof.org to donate. Link
• 6:00 PM: FBI released New surveillance photos show Shamsud-Din Jabbar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans placing IED in cooler. FBI
  

Subsequent Developments:

• Sugar Bowl Postponement: Due to security concerns following the attack, the Sugar Bowl, scheduled for that evening at the Caesars Super Dome, was postponed to the following day.
• Public Statements: President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump condemned the attack, expressing condolences to the victims and emphasizing the need for vigilance against terrorism.

January 3, 2025

• 12:25 PM: FBI Houston returned to the area only to seize a vehicle near the residence in furtherance of the ongoing investigation. all evidence recovery along Bourbon Street and at a short-term rental home on Mandeville Street in New Orleans used by subject Shamsud-Din Jabbar has been completed. At the Mandeville Street location, bomb-making materials—which were rendered safe—and other items were found and collected for further processing. FBI special agents located similar materials at the search of Jabbar’s home on Crescent Peak Drive in Houston, Texas. Link
  

January 4, 2025

• The FBI is committed to providing assistance and support to the victims of the January 1, 2025, attack on Bourbon Street. FBI victim specialists are engaging with the victims and family members impacted by the brutal attack, which took the lives of 14 innocent people. FBI and Partner Agencies Offer Additional Victim Assistance in Bourbon Street Attack
  

January 5, 2025 – Press Conference Link

• FBI New Orleans Special Agent in Charge Lyonel Myrthil said Sunday: The New Orleans attacker visited the city twice in the months prior to New Year’s, and used Meta smart glasses to film Bourbon Street and plan out his attack.
• ATF recovered Jabbar’s rifle and a pistol. He bought them from a private seller in Texas. Private seller did not know Jabbar was radicalized or anything about him. Private gun sales are legal in Texas. The privately made silencers will be classified by ATF Firearms and Ammunition Technology Division (FATD). One of the silencers was attached to the rifle as Jabbar attempted to muffle the sound when he fired the weapon. Another silencer was recovered at the Mandeville Street residence. 
• FBI: the 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: the IEDs Jabbar used were not unique. ATF and FBI special agent bomb techs (SABTs) used a field chemical identifier and determined the material recovered at the Mandeville Street address to likely be r-salt explosive. R-salt is not commonly available or used in the U.S. R-salt is very similar in look and chemical makeup to RDX explosive material, which is readily available in the U.S.  The IED in of itself is not unique. The abnormality is that Jabbar used an explosive material that is set off by a detonator. Detonators are not easily accessible by the common citizen, so usually homemade bombs are made with explosive material that is set off by a flame.  
  The flame is created by an electric match or hobby fuse. Electric matches and hobby fuses are readily accessible to the common person. 
  Jabbar used explosive material better suited for a detonator, but he didn’t have access to one, so he used an electric match to set the explosives off. Jabbar’s lack of experience and crude nature of putting the device together is the reason why he used the wrong device to set the explosives off.  
• FBI released Video Footage Related to Bourbon Street Attack in New Orleans Link
  

January 13, 2025

• The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are issuing this Public Service Announcement to highlight a potential public safety threat from violent extremists in response to the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans, Louisiana. As with any potential threats to the United States, we will coordinate with our state and local law enforcement partners to ensure they have the resources and information necessary to keep our communities safe.

THREAT: The FBI and DHS are concerned about possible copycat or retaliatory attacks due to the persistent appeal of vehicle ramming as a tactic for aspiring violent extremist attackers. Previous attackers inspired by foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) who have conducted vehicle attacks in the United States and abroad have used rented, stolen, and personally owned vehicles, which are easy to acquire. Some have used additional weapons, such as firearms and knives, to attack individuals after the vehicle has stopped. Additionally, attackers may attempt to conceal and pre-position improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to supplement a vehicle attack. Targets have included pedestrians, law enforcement or military members, and crowded public venues, including festivals and commercial centers, which generally are accessible from roadways. We ask that the public remain vigilant regarding possible copycat or retaliatory attacks and report any suspicious activity to law enforcement. Link

January 14, 2025

• FBI Update: The FBI is working with partners to determine what led Shamsud-Din Jabbar to drive into a Bourbon Street crowd on New Year’s Day. Public response is helping bring answers for the victims and their families. Read the latest updates Link

Shamsud-Din Jabbar aka Full Name: Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, was identified as the perpetrator of the January 1, 2025, attack in New Orleans’ French Quarter.

Birth and Residence: 

Jabbar was born and raised in Texas and resided in the Houston area at the time of the attack. His brother Abdur and Shamsud were raised as Christians.

• 1990s: Attends middle school in Nederland, Texas
• 2001: graduates from Central High School in Beaumont in 2001. Described by classmates as quiet, reserved, and intelligent.

Military Service: He served in the U.S. Army from 2006 to 2015 as a human resources specialist and information technology specialist, including a deployment to Afghanistan in 2009.

• 2004 – August 12, 2004 he tried to enlist in Navy Recruiting District Houston but was discharged from the Delayed Entry Program one month later on September 13, 2004.
• 2006: Joins the U.S. Army.
• 2009-2010: Deploys to Afghanistan for a year, serving as a human resource and information technology specialist. 
• 2010: Ends deployment in January.
• 2013: Staff Sgt. Shamsuddin B. Jabbar, information technology team chief for the 82nd Airborne Division’s 1st Brigade Combat Lnk
• 2010-2017: Continues serving in the Army, reaching the rank of staff sergeant before leaving the military.
• 2020, he left with an honorable discharge
• Jabbar was awarded the Army Commendation Medal, the Army Good Conduct Medal and the Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal and a National Defense Service Medal, among other awards.
• Per Navy: “Records indicate that Shamsuddin Bahar Jabbar did not attend Recruit Training Command. The date of birth matches. Since he did not serve in the Navy, no additional information can be included.”

Post-Army Struggles: Reports difficulties transitioning to civilian life, including issues with the Department of Veterans Affairs and adapting to non-military environments.

Criminal History: Jabbar had a minor criminal record, including a 2002 arrest for misdemeanor theft and a 2005 arrest for driving with an invalid license.

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

Personal Life: Jabbar was twice divorced and had two daughters, aged 20 and 15 and 6 year old son at the time of the attack.

• 2002: Marries Nakedra Charrlle; the couple has two daughters. 
• 2005: initiated divorce proceedings. Divorced First Wife in Fayetteville NC: Nakedra Jabbar was granted custody of their two children and Shamsud-Din Jabbar was ordered to pay child support of up to $650 a month and told to provide medical insurance for his children. 2005 Divorced  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, Jabbar filed for divorce from another wife, Tiera Symone Jabbar, in Dekalb County, Georgia.
• 2017: November 15, 2017 – Married Shaneen Chantil Jabbar
• 2018 Obtained a real estate license
  

2019

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

2020:

• July 2020, in Fort Bend County, Texas, 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 skills in real estate and pride in his military background. Behavioral Changes and Radicalization “I’ve been here all my life, with the exception of traveling for the military,” he said.

2021

• Jabbar had been working for professional services Deloitte in a staff-level role, while also trying to expand his own real estate business.
• July 6, 2021 Filed a petition for a separation from Shaneen Chantil Jabbar
• Works in professional roles, including real estate. Also expresses interest in cryptocurrency and firearms. On a now-deleted account on X.com Jabbar shared posts in 2021 about his real estate work and his interest in cryptocurrency.
• 2021: Posts about firearms and shares a photo of people shooting guns on a now-deleted X account. He also expressed a fascination with firearms, once posting, “It’s a shoot-the-guns type of Saturday morning.” In another post, he shared a photo showing two individuals standing while a third person fired a gun.
• December 2021 and November, 2021: He listed several items for sale, including a pistol, ammunition, and a shotgun, with posts dated from November and December 2021.

2022

• Jabbar became a more devout Muslim in 2022
• Involved in a second divorce. Struggles with financial issues, reporting over $27,000 in overdue house payments and significant debt.
• July, 2022: Works at Deloitte, earning about $80,673.91 per year. 08/05/2022  Pay Stubs
• September, 29 2022: Divorce finalized and Jabbar Ordered to pay $1,353.00 in child support
• July 1, 2022: owned 2004 Acura TL
  
• December 1, 2022: Evicted from Arden Cypress Property
  

2023: 

• Moves to a Muslim neighborhood north of Houston. Neighbors report that he keeps to himself.
• June 22, 2023: Jabbar flew to Cairo, Egypt
• July 3, 2023: Returned from Cairo, Egypt
  
• July 10, 2023: Flew to Ontario Canada.
• July 13, 2023 Returned to US
  

2024:

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.

November 19, 2024,

• Jabbar purchase the riffle in Arlington, Texas. 
• Begins exhibiting erratic behavior, described as “crazy” by his ex-wife’s family, including cutting his hair and acting unpredictably. Contact with his children becomes restricted.

Spring 2024:

• Jabbar began following extremist views, 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.

December 30, 2024

• Shamsud-Din Jabbar Picked up a White Ford F-15 with Texas license plate LZ1 575 though Turo App in Huston, TX.
  

December 31, 2024 

• Jabbar is seen on December 31, 2024 at one of multiple gun stores he visited in Texas leading up to the attack.
• Jabbar then stopped at a business in Texas where he purchased the one or one of the ice chests he would later use to hide the IEDs
• 2:30 PM: Jabbar entered Louisiana on December 31st 2024
• 9:00 PM: Shamsud-Din Jabbar arrived from Houston to New Orleans
• 10:00 PM: Jabbar arrived to a house in New Orleans he rented through an online app. FBI and ATF agents secured the house and are searching it for potential evidence. He searched for information about the car that rammed into innocent victims in a Christmas market in Germany just ten days before.
  
• 11:45 PM: Jabbar left Airbnb 

The New Orleans Attack 2005:

Incident Details: On January 1, 2025, Jabbar drove a rented Ford pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, resulting in 15 deaths and over 30 injuries. After crashing, he exited the vehicle and engaged in a shootout with police, during which he was fatally shot.

• 12:15 AM: Jabbar left AirBnb but not before he set the fire using an open flame (matches). The fire was started in the linen closet next to the washer and dryer. This is a closed-off area of the hallway that leads to other rooms of the residence.  Jabbar placed accelerants in the other rooms of the residence which we believe was intentional so that the entire residence would burn down in an attempt to destroy evidence of his crimes. Nest thermostat switched over from heating mode to cooling mode as the temperature continued to rise in the residence. Eventually the fire extinguished itself as it ran out of oxygen and fuel in this closed off portion of the residence and never connected to the accelerants placed in the other rooms. 
• 12:41 AM: Jabbar parked the truck and walked to Royal and Governor Nichols Street. 
• 12:53 AM: Jabbar leaves the first IED inside a blue cooler at Bourbon Street and St. Peters St. It was found a block away at Orleans St. after multiple unknowing Bourbon Street visitors grabbed the cooler’s handle and moved it.
  
• 1:00 AM: Large crowds gathered in the French Quarter to celebrate the New Year.
• 1:29 AM: Shamsud-Din Jabbar posted a video – He explained that he originally intended to kill his family and friends but was concerned media attention wouldn’t be focused on the “war between believers & disbelievers.”
• 1:53 AM: Jabbar placed the first IED in the cooler at Bourbon and St. Peter Street. Someone on Bourbon Street, who we have no reason to believe was involved, dragged it a block to Bourbon and Orleans
  
• 2:03 AM: Captured on Surveillance Video Jabbar walking along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street at 2:03 a.m. CST, just over an hour before the attack. Jabbar is seen wearing a light brown long coat, a dark button-down shirt, blue jeans, and brown dress shoes planting improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in coolers at two locations – the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans streets and another two blocks away Pictures
• 2:20 AM Jabbar places second IED in a bucket type cooler on 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, targeting people in the heart of the French Quarter. The trailer had a hitch with a pipe wrapped around it. The pipe had a blag 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. He began firing at police officers and bystanders.
• 3:15 AM: New Orleans police officers engaged Jabbar in a shootout. Two officers were injured during the exchange. Jabbar was fatally shot by law enforcement, ending the immediate threat. Jabar was wearing a pair of meta glasses when he conducted the attack on Bourbon Street but he did not activate the glasses to live stream 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 (IEDs) 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 AirBnb neighbor called 911 as they smelled smoke. New Orleans Fire responded and put the smoldering fire out and observed evidence in the residence so they alerted law enforcement. ATF and FBI secured the location at this point. 
• 5:30 AM: The investigation began after a small fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. in the suspected Airbnb property. Fire officials evacuated nearby homes and called in the ATF, which deployed bomb-sniffing dogs to the scene.
• 7:00 AM: residents around Mandeville home were asked to evacuate.
  
• 9:41 AM: Statement from the FBI on the situation in New Orleans. This morning, an individual drove a car into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing a number of people and injuring dozens of others. Link
  

The FBI officially classified the event as a terrorist attack.

FBI special agent bomb technicians recovered two IEDs in coolers: one from the cross-section of Bourbon and Orleans Street and the second at the intersection of Bourbon and Toulouse Streets. Both devices were rendered safe.

• 11:00 AM: nearly a dozen members of the FBI’s emergency response team members arrived to support the several agents already on the ground.
• 12:00 PM: The suspect was identified as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, an Army veteran from Texas. He was wearing full military gear during the attack and was potentially armed with a long-range rifle. A remote control for two of the bombs was discovered inside Jabbar’s truck. Preliminary findings revealed a black ISIS flag affixed to the truck’s hitch. Jabbar had also recorded videos while driving to Louisiana, pledging allegiance to ISIS.Explosives were also found in an ice chest inside the truck. The FBI confirmed the presence of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Jabbar’s car and the French Quarter. Investigators are working to determine whether at least two planted IEDs were functional.

Suspect Identification: The suspect was identified as Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, an Army veteran from Texas. He was wearing full military gear during the attack and was potentially armed with a long-range rifle. A remote control for two of the bombs was discovered inside Jabbar’s truck. Preliminary findings revealed a black ISIS flag affixed to the truck’s hitch. Jabbar had also recorded videos while driving to Louisiana, pledging allegiance to ISIS.Explosives were also found in an ice chest inside the truck. The FBI confirmed the presence of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Jabbar’s car and the French Quarter. Investigators are working to determine whether at least two planted IEDs were functional.

Radicalization and Motive:

• Authorities believe Jabbar was radicalized in recent years, possibly influenced by online extremist propaganda. An ISIS flag was found in his vehicle, indicating potential ideological motives.
• The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) announced that it is examining an Islamic State flag found in the truck used in the attack and has reason to believe that Mr. Jabbar “was not solely responsible.” Officials also reported discovering and safely disposing of several improvised explosive devices.

Younger Brother Interview:

• In an interview, Jabbar’s brother, Abdur Jabbar, shared that they had spoken a couple of weeks ago, but his brother had not mentioned any plans to visit New Orleans. “He was a sweetheart, really — a nice guy, a friend, really smart, caring,” Abdur said. “I’m honestly shocked by all of this. I would have never imagined him doing something like this.” Abdur Jabbar said that they had grown up as Christians and that his brother had converted to Islam at some point, but that he believed that if his brother had indeed been involved in the New Orleans attack, it was “more some type of radicalization, not religion”.
  

Ex-wife Family Interview:

• ex-wife’s Nakedra Charrlle family confirmed that Jabbar had converted to Islam. Jabbar and Charrlle have two daughters, ages 15 and 20, who are reportedly devastated by the incident. “They’re a mess,” Mr. Marsh said.

Social Media Accounts

• https://github.com/shamjabbar
• https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/users/shamjabbar/
• ttps://www.ebay.com/usr/shamjabbar –
• https://www.duolingo.com/profile/shamjabbar
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