Livvy Dunne, Paul Skenes celebrate the New Year in New Orleans hours before the deadly terrorist attack
LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne and her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes, showed up to celebrate New Year’s with friends in New Orleans the same night a Texas man drove a pickup truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing more than a dozen people in an act of terrorism.
Dunne posted several pictures on her social media Wednesday showing that the popular LSU couple was in New Orleans before the tragic attack that claimed the lives of at least 14 people and injured two dozen others.
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work at the scene on Bourbon Street after at least ten people were killed when one person reportedly drove into a crowd in the early morning hours on New Year’s Day January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
Skenes and Dunne also joined Bubba Chandler’s Pirates appearance and his girlfriend.
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Dunne posted another picture on Instagram Stories of Bourbon Street, which was decked out flags of Georgia ahead of Wednesday’s Sugar Bowl. She posted a photo with a broken heart emoji, but has not publicly commented on the attack since Wednesday.
LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne and boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, celebrated New Year’s in New Orleans. (livvydunne via Instagram)
Police identified the suspect as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who was pronounced dead at the scene after exchanging fire with local law enforcement.
The FBI is working to determine the subject’s “potential affiliation and association with terrorist organizations,” after an ISIS flag was found in the truck. The suspect’s vehicle contained weapons and a potential improvised explosive device (IED).
Other potential IEDs were also found in the French Quarter, the office added.
Officials initially said other suspects may have been involved in the attack, but on Thursday the FBI clarified they believe Jabbar acted alone.
New Orleans police and federal agents are investigating an alleged terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
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on Wednesday College football playoffs quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed after the fatal terrorist attack. Organizers agreed to move the game to the next day, with an earlier start at 4:00 PM ET.
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