The FBI revealed that Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who drove a pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans, acted alone and was inspired by ISIS. The death toll has been revised to 14, excluding Jabbar, who was killed in a police confrontation.
FBI Counterterrorism official Christopher Raia confirmed the attack as a premeditated act of terrorism. Investigations revealed that Jabbar planted two homemade explosive devices in Bourbon Street hours before the attack, both of which were secured without detonation. Raia emphasized no connection between this incident and an unrelated Tesla explosion near Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel.
The attack injured 35 people, and authorities are scrutinizing Jabbar’s social media activity to understand his ISIS affiliation.