Former DC Homicide Detective Ted Williams explains the latest information on the New Orleans attack, the ISIS-inspired suspect, and how the investigation could impact other police departments and law enforcement agencies.
Ford CEO Jim Farley reacted to the terrorist attack in New Orleans on Wednesday.
The terrorist attack took place early Wednesday morning in New Orleanswhere the FBI said suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar ran a rented white Ford pickup truck down the city’s famous Bourbon Street amid New Year’s festivities. 14 people died in it, and several dozen were injured.
“New Orleans … we are deeply saddened by this violent attack,” he said CEO of Ford he wrote on X. “Our hearts go out to the victims and injured, their families and the emergency services.”
Ford “has and will continue to cooperate fully with the authorities,” Farley said.
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FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said Thursday that Jabbar “picked up a rented F-150 in Houston, Texas, on December 30” before traveling to New Orleans.
A police officer patrols the French Quarter in New Orleans on Thursday after an attack by a man driving a truck on Bourbon Street on Wednesday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
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Meanwhile, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with gasoline canisters and fireworks exploded the same day in Las Vegas. It was also rented through the platform.
A Tur spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News that the peer-to-peer car-sharing company is “devastated by the violence committed in New Orleans and Las Vegas.”
“We are actively cooperating with law enforcement authorities as they investigate both incidents. We do not believe any of the landlords involved in the Las Vegas and New Orleans attacks had a criminal background that would identify them as a security threat. We remain committed to maintaining the highest standards in risk management , thanks to our world-class trust and security technologies and teams that include experienced former law enforcement professionals,” said a Turo spokesperson.
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Raia said Thursday that “at this point there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas,” noting that it is “very early” in the investigation.
Police checkpoints are visible on and around Bourbon Street in New Orleans after a vehicle plowed into a crowd on Wednesday. (Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, died on Bourbon Street after the exchange of fire with the policeaccording to the FBI. The agency said an ISIS flag, weapons and a potential IED were discovered in his rental truck after the attack.
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Raia said the Bourbon Street suspect “posted several videos on an online platform proclaiming his support for ISIS” while en route to New Orleans.
Margaret Kerkman contributed to this report.
