What happened in New Orleans?
NEW ORLEANS - The death toll continues to rise in New Orleans. As of Wednesday evening, 15 people were confirmed dead and dozens more were injured on Tuesday at around 3:15 a.m. when a driver plowed a rented vehicle through a crowd celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street. New Orleans officials said that driver, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar of Texas, then carried out a shootout with police.
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Jabbar was ultimately killed during the exchange. Two officers were injured.
The FBI has called the incident an act of terrorism during a press conference held Wednesday afternoon, and believe he was not working alone.
PHOTOS: New Orleans terror attack
Police cordon off the intersection of Canal Street and Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Matthew HINTON / AFP) (Photo by MATTHEW HINTON/AFP via Getty Images) Police cordon off the area around the site of the overnight attack in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Matthew HINTON / AFP) (Photo by MATTHEW HINTON/AFP via Getty Images) FBI investigators arrive at the scene where the white Ford F-150 pickup truck that crashed into a work lift after allegedly driving into a crowd of New Year's revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Matthew HINTON / AFP) (Photo by MATTHEW HINTON/AFP via Getty Images) FBI investigators arrive at the scene where the white Ford F-150 pickup truck that crashed into a work lift after allegedly driving into a crowd of New Year's revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Matthew HINTON / AFP) (Photo by MATTHEW HINTON/AFP via Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 01: Police and fire trucks are seen outside a house fire on Mandeville Street that may be connected to the mass casualty Bourbon Street attack where at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more were injured after a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly drove around barricades and through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of the car, opened fire on police officers, and was subsequently killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) The French Quarter, near Bourbon Street is blocked off late morning with a heavy police and FBI presence after a Terrorist attack early in the morning in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Emily KASK / AFP) (Photo by EMILY KASK/AFP via Getty Images) The French Quarter, near Bourbon Street is blocked off late morning with a heavy police and FBI presence after a Terrorist attack early in the morning in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Emily KASK / AFP) (Photo by EMILY KASK/AFP via Getty Images) The French Quarter, near Bourbon Street is blocked off late morning with a heavy police and FBI presence after a Terrorist attack early in the morning in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Emily KASK / AFP) (Photo by EMILY KASK/AFP via Getty Images) The French Quarter, near Bourbon Street is blocked off late morning with a heavy police and FBI presence after a Terrorist attack early in the morning in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Emily KASK / AFP) (Photo by EMILY KASK/AFP via Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 01: Police and fire trucks are seen outside a house fire on Mandeville Street that may be connected to the mass casualty Bourbon Street attack where at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more were injured after a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly drove around barricades and through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of the car, opened fire on police officers, and was subsequently killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 01: FBI and New Orleans Police are seen outside a house fire on Mandeville Street that may be connected to the mass casualty Bourbon Street attack where at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more were injured after a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly drove around barricades and through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of the car, opened fire on police officers, and was subsequently killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 1: Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more were injured after a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly drove around barricades and through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of the car, opened fire on police officers, and was subsequently killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 1: Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more were injured after a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly drove around barricades and through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of the car, opened fire on police officers, and was subsequently killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 01: Members of the FBI and New Orleans Police work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least 10 people were killed when a person allegedly drove into a crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more were injured after a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly drove around barricades and through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of the car, opened fire on police officers, and was subsequently killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Police investigators surround the white Ford F-150 pickup truck that crashed into a work lift after allegedly driving into a crowd of New Year's revelers in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Matthew HINTON / AFP) (Photo by MATTHEW HINTON/AFP via Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA - JANUARY 1: Police checkpoints on and around Bourbon Street, after a vehicle plowed into New Year crowds at a tourist district local authorities said in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA - JANUARY 1: Police checkpoints on and around Bourbon Street, after a vehicle plowed into New Year crowds at a tourist district local authorities said in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA - JANUARY 1: Police checkpoints on and around Bourbon Street, after a vehicle plowed into New Year crowds at a tourist district local authorities said in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, USA - JANUARY 1: A view of Happy New Year sign as the police checkpoints on and around Bourbon Street, after a vehicle plowed into New Year crowds at a tourist district local authorities said in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images) New Orleans Sugar Bowl postponed
The Sugar Bowl, originally scheduled for Wednesday night at the New Orleans Caesars Superdome, has been postponed.
Tens of thousands of fans traveled to the Big Easy for the highly anticipated New Year's Day game between the Georgia Bulldogs and Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 1: Fans from both Notre Dame and Georgia in town for today's Sugar Bowl watch the investigation in the French Quarter from Canal Street after at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more were injured after a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly drove around barricades and through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of the car, opened fire on police officers, and was subsequently killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Michael DeMocker/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 01: A sign for the Allstate Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame is seen outside the Louisiana Superdome after at least ten people were killed on Bourbon Street when a person allegedly drove into a crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Dozens more were injured after a suspect in a rented pickup truck allegedly drove around barricades and through a crowd of New Year's revelers on Bourbon Street. The suspect then got out of the car, opened fire on police officers, and was subsequently killed by law enforcement. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) The new kickoff time is 4 p.m. EST on Jan. 2.
New Orleans terrorist suspect
Officials have identified the New Orleans terror attack suspect as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Houston, Texas.
Jabbar has been confirmed to be a U.S. Army veteran who served for several years. He also graduated from Georgia State University with a B.B.A. in Computer Information Systems in 2017, according to the institution. During that time, he was a Georgia resident.
President Joe Biden held a press conference Wednesday evening, revealing the suspect had posted videos on social media that support a circulating claim that he was inspired by ISIS. The FBI also reported that an Islamic State group flag was recovered from Jabbar’s vehicle, along with weapons and a potential IED. Additional IEDs were reportedly found in the French Quarter.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar (Source: FBI via Fox News) (FBI via Fox News)
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Jabbar's passport photo was obtained by Fox News via the FBI.
FBI Houston investigation follows New Orleans terror attack
FBI Houston confirmed a joint investigation with the Harris County Sheriff's Office near Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive in north Houston. They said it was connected to the New Orleans attack.
Officials said they planned to be on-site for several hours and warned people to avoid the area.
law enforcement conduct an investigation in connection with the New Orleans terrorist attack near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive in Houston, Texas on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) law enforcement conduct an investigation in connection with the New Orleans terrorist attack near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive in Houston, Texas on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) law enforcement conduct an investigation in connection with the New Orleans terrorist attack near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive in Houston, Texas on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) law enforcement conduct an investigation in connection with the New Orleans terrorist attack near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive in Houston, Texas on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) law enforcement conduct an investigation in connection with the New Orleans terrorist attack near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive in Houston, Texas on January 1, 2025. At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured Wednesday when a vehicle plowed overnight into a New year's crowd in the heart of the thriving New Orleans tourist district, authorities in the southern US city said. (Photo by Mark Felix / AFP) (Photo by MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images) These photo galleries will be updated periodically.
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The Source: Various photographers in New Orleans and Houston contributed to Getty Images for the photos used in this article. The photo of suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar was obtained by Fox News through the FBI. This photo gallery was put together in Atlanta. All information in this article has been previously reported by FOX 5 Atlanta.