The suspect who allegedly drove his car into the cheering crowd on New Year’s celebration in New Orleans, Louisiana, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens, has been identified by the FBI as Shamsud Din Jabbar.
Jabbar—who died at the scene of the attack—was a US citizen who lived in TexasFBI Assistant Chief Agent Alethea Duncan said at a news conference Wednesday afternoon.
The FBI also revealed that Jabbar military veteran.
“What I can tell you, the person was a military veteran,” Duncan said. “We believe he was [an] honorable discharge. But we are working on this process to reveal all this information.”
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Police investigate a crime scene on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. A driver drove into a crowd of New Year’s revelers and opened fire in the early morning hours. Kat Ramriez for Fox News Digital (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
Criminal record:
Jabbar was charged with two lesser crimes in 2002 and 2005, according to documents reviewed by Fox News Digital.
In 2002, he was accused with misdemeanor theft in Katy, Texas and driving with a suspended license in 2005.
Authorities investigate a home believed to be connected to a suspect in a fatal shooting on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Kat Ramirez for Fox News Digital)
Voting record:
He has an active voter registration in Texas, according to records reviewed by Fox News Digital. Texas has no party registration to vote.
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He previously resided in North Carolina, where he was registered in 2012 as a democrat.
The recent terrorist attack in New Orleans comes after a devastating German Christmas market attack in December.
The incident was investigated as an act of terrorism. According to reports, five people were killed and more than 200 injured in the incident.
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The Magdeburg Police Department announced in a translated post that the suspect is a 50-year-old Saudi doctor. They said their current assumption is that he was a “lone offender”.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the FBI and the Texas Department of Corrections for comment.
