Fifteen people were killed and dozens more were injured when a man intentionally drove into a crowd on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street early New Year’s morning, officials say.
According to the FBI, the man who drove into the crowd was killed after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement officers following the attack.
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Shamsud-Din Jabbar (Photo provided by FBI)
The FBI identified the suspect as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar.
According to the FBI, he is a U.S.-born citizen from Texas and an Army veteran.
According to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Jabbar is from the Houston area.
Patrick says Jabbar rented the pickup truck on Monday and had been driving the rented vehicle in Houston before heading to New Orleans.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s Army service record
According to an Army Spokesperson, Jabbar was in the Army as a Human Resource Specialist (42A) and Information Technology (IT) Specialist (25B) from March 2007 until January 2015. He was then in the Army Reserve as an IT Specialist (25B) from January 2015 until July 2020.
The spokesperson says he deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to January 2010.
At the end of his service, he held the rank of Staff Sergeant, the spokesperson said.
