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New Orleans attack latest: Suspect's travel to Egypt under investigation | Live updates

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Last updated: Saturday, January 4, 2025 11:43AM GMT
Timeline of suspect Shamsud-Dim Jabbar's New Orleans attack
In the wake of the deadly car-ramming attack on New Orleans' bustling Bourbon Street, federal investigators have released a timeline of events surrounding the New Year's Day incident.

NEW ORLEANS -- Law enforcement agencies are expanding their investigation into the New Year's ramming attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street which killed 14 people and injured dozens more in the early hours of Wednesday.

City and federal officials said an Army veteran -- identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42 -- was "hell-bent" on killing as many people as possible. The suspect drove a pickup truck around a parked police car serving as a barricade and plowed into crowds of revelers, officials said.

Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025.
Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025.
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The alleged attacker then exited the damaged vehicle armed with an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement officials said. Jabbar was also armed with a handgun, sources told ABC News.

Officers returned fire, killing Jabbar, a U.S.-born citizen from Texas, sources said.

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Jan 03, 2025, 5:32 PM

FBI shares timeline of New Orleans attack investigation

The FBI shared a timeline of events on Thursday of Shamsud-Din Jabbar's movements leading up to the attack and the investigation.

Before summer 2024: Shamsud-Din Jabbar allegedly joins ISIS

Dec 30: Shamsud-Din Jabbar picks up rented Ford F15 in Houston, Texas

Dec 31: Jabbar drives rented truck from Houston to New Orleans, Louisiana. The drive is approximately five and a half hours, spanning over 340 miles.

Jan 1 at 1:29 a.m. CT: Jabbar posts five timestamped videos to an online platform between 1:29 a.m. and 3:02 a.m., where he allegedly proclaims his support for ISIS.

In the first video, he explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the "war between the believers and the disbelievers."

This is also when he states that he joined ISIS before the summer.

He also provided a last will and testament.

Jan 1 at 2:03 a.m. CT: Surveillance footage shows Jabbar as he walked along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street. He is dressed in a light brown long coat, a dark-colored button-down shirt, blue jeans and what appears to be brown dress shoes. The FBI says Jabbar is seen placing devices inside coolers near Bourbon Street before the attack. They believe he acted along and changed clothes, law enforcement officials say.

Jan 1 at 3:02 a.m. CT: Jabbar posts his last of the five videos.

Jan 1 at 3:15 a.m. CT: Jabbar opened fire after ramming pedestrians on Bourbon Street.

Jan 1: Following the attack, authorities recovered two improvised explosive devices left in coolers in the Bourbon Street area, the FBI said. Those were the only devices recovered and both were rendered safe.

Jan 1: In the aftermath of the deadly incident, family members and friends have begun identifying the 14 people killed on Bourbon Street.

Jan 2: Jabbar's divorces and financial difficulties come to light. The records also show that after his military service, Jabbar worked for Deloitte as he aimed to grow his own fledgling real estate business.

Jan 2: Bourbon Street crime scene turned back over to City of New Orleans.

Jan 2: Bomb-making materials linked to the suspect were recovered by FBI agents and local law enforcement at Jabbar's last known residence in Houston, Texas, sources confirmed to ABC News. The items found were also referred to as "precursor chemicals" by agents in the field, sources said. The items were found when agents executed a search warrant at Jabbar's home in the small community of Greenspoint, in north Houston.

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Jan 03, 2025, 2:49 PM GMT

FBI releases new 'seeking information' poster about Shamsud-Din Jabbar

The FBI has created a new page where the public can report information about Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the suspect in the New Orleans attack.

The page includes new photos of Jabbar captured in the early morning hours of New Year's day, along with a photo of one of the ice chest IED's placed on Bourbon Street.

The FBI has released a new "seeking information" poster which shows Shamsud-Din Jabbar walking around in different clothes and a picture of the cooler.
The FBI has released a new "seeking information" poster which shows Shamsud-Din Jabbar walking around in different clothes and a picture of the cooler.

The FBI is seeking information from the public regarding about Jabbar's movements and the coolers.

The photos are from surveillance footage from 2:03 a.m. CST on January 1, which shows Jabbar as he walked along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street.

The footage shows Jabbar dressed in a light brown long coat, a dark-colored button-down shirt, blue jeans and what appears to be brown dress shoes.

The FBI is also releasing a photo of one of the coolers containing an IED, which was placed by Jabbar near the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans Street.

The FBI has set up a Digital Media Tipline. Anyone with information, photos, and/or video footage of the incident, Jabbar, or the two coolers containing IEDs should submit them to the FBI here.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the FBI's Toll-Free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

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Jan 03, 2025, 11:53 AM GMT

FBI, DHS warn of copycat vehicle attack danger

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Thursday issued a joint intelligence bulletin warning the nation's 18,000 law-enforcement agencies about potential copycats seeking to emulate this week's devastating ramming and shooting attack in New Orleans, ABC News has learned.

The bulletin was sent out of an abundance of caution to sensitize law enforcement around the country to be on the lookout for any activity pointing to the use of vehicles as a method to inflict mass casualties, sources told ABC News.

The bulletin was sent out of an abundance of caution.

Sources told ABC News that ISIS has ramped up calls for its supporters to launch low-tech, mass casualty ramming attacks in recent months, especially since the most recent Israel-Hamas conflict began in October 2023.

Jan 02, 2025, 9:13 PM GMT

Sugar Bowl kicks off in New Orleans

Thursday afternoon's College Football Playoff quarterfinal at the Sugar Bowl has kicked off in New Orleans.

The quarterfinal, played at the Superdome in New Orleans, was delayed a day following the attack in the nearby French Quarter that killed 14 and injured dozens more.

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Jan 02, 2025, 9:06 PM GMT

Biden salutes New Orleans' 'tremendous spirit'

"It can't keep it down. It really can't, and we're seeing that today. The Sugar Bowl is back on," President Joe Biden said at an unrelated White House event. He noted that Bourbon Street had reopened with reinforced security the day after the attack.

"The people of New Orleans are sending an unmistakable message. They will not let this attack or the attacker's deluded ideology overcome us," Biden said.

President Joe Biden salutes New Orleans' 'tremendous spirit' following deadly New Years attack.
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