Bourbon Street attack suspect identified after deadly rampage in New Orleans. Here’s what to know.

The suspect in a deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas, the FBI said in a statement. 

At least 10 people were killed and dozens were injured when a man drove around barricades and hurtled down Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter in “very intentional behavior,” as New Year’s revelers were celebrating early on Wednesday, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said.

“He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” Kirkpatrick said.

The FBI said it is investigating the incident “as an act of terrorism.” 

What happened on Bourbon Street in New Orleans?

The deadly attack unfolded at about 3:15 a.m. local time when a man drove a pickup truck into a crowd, killing at least 10 people and injuring dozens of others.  

He then exited the vehicle — a Ford pick-up truck — and fired upon local law enforcement, the FBI said, adding that the truck appears to have been rented. Two law enforcement officers were injured and transported to a local hospital. 

The suspect was struck by police fire and declared dead at the scene, the New Orleans Police Department said. 

“This man was trying to run over as many people as he could,” said Kirkpatrick, adding that two police officers were hit by gunfire but were in a stable condition.

What we know about the Bourbon Street suspect

Investigators are looking into whether the suspect, was connected to — or inspired by — a foreign terror organization, law enforcement and city official sources told CBS News. 

The truck that crashed into the crowd appeared to be flying a large black flag from its rear bumper, according to a CBS News review of images of the vehicle. An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle, the FBI said, adding that the agency is working to determine the subject’s potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations. 

“Weapons and a potential IED were located in the subject’s vehicle,” the FBI said in a statement Wednesday. “Other potential IEDs were also located in the French Quarter.” 

A person familiar with the investigation told CBS News that as of midday Wednesday, neither ISIS nor any other foreign terror organization had claimed responsibility for the attack. 

One U.S. official told CBS News the suspect was alone at the time, but said the investigation is in its early stages.   

The deceased suspect was wearing body armor, two sources familiar with the investigation told CBS News. A long gun “with a suppressive device” on it that acted as a silencer was recovered from the scene, law enforcement sources said.

What we know about the victims of the New Orleans attack

The City of New Orleans said in a statement that 30 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries and that 10 people were confirmed dead. 

Kirkpatrick later said that at least 35 people were hospitalized.

A University of Georgia student was injured in the attack, the school confirmed. “We have learned that a University of Georgia student was critically injured in the attack and is receiving medical treatment,” the university’s president Jere W. Morehead said on social media. 

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