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The FBI has shared the actions of suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar within the last days and hours main as much as his lethal New Orleans assault early New Year’s Day.
New particulars have emerged about how Jabbar, 42, traveled from his dwelling in Houston, Texas, to New Orleans on New Year’s Eve in a rented pickup truck.
He later rammed it right into a crowd on bustling Bourbon Street, stuffed with revelers having fun with the celebrations at roughly 3:15 a.m. on January 1.
Speaking at a press convention on Thursday, Christopher Raia, the FBI’s deputy assistant director of its counter-terrorism division, stated investigators are reviewing video footage of Jabbar recorded within the hours earlier than the assault the place he “proclaimed his support for ISIS.”
Jabbar joined ISIS earlier than this summer time, Raia stated on the briefing.
The FBI and different companies are combing by means of “hundreds of hours” of footage and surveillance, Raia added.
This is how the actions of the suspect unfolded within the days and hours main as much as the bloodbath.
December 30 – Suspect collects rental automobile
According to Raia, Jabbar collected the rented Ford F-150 pickup truck that he used to plow into the group simply over 24 hours later in Houston, Texas.
Jabbar moved north of Houston a 12 months in the past however beforehand lived in an condo constructing within the metropolis from 2021 to 2023.
December 31 – Jabbar drives from Houston to New Orleans
Jabbar then drove the roughly 350-mile journey from Houston to New Orleans on the night of New Year’s Eve. During the journey, which is roughly a six-hour drive, Jabbar “posted several videos to an online platform proclaiming his support for ISIS,” Raia stated.
The suspect was staying in an Airbnb property on Mandeville Street. Authorities didn’t element the timings of when he arrived on the condo, however Raia confirmed the deal with was nonetheless being searched by investigators. A neighbor informed CNN that their Ring digital camera captured footage of Jabbar unloading his automobile at 10:02 p.m. Tuesday.
Two laptops have been recovered on the Mandeville deal with and are presently being analyzed.
January 1, 2025 – Suspect posts ISIS movies, crops IEDs and carries out assault
Raia didn’t specify the precise timings, however he informed the briefing that Jabbar planted two explosive gadgets in coolers — one close to the cross-section of Bourbon and Orleans Street, and the second at an intersection roughly two blocks away — “probably after midnight.”
When requested what time Jabbar planted the gadgets, Raia stated: “I don’t have the exact times in front of me…probably after midnight… I want to say 1 or 2 in the morning.”
Surveillance footage later captured the second Jabbar planted the gadgets and Raia stated the FBI believes he left the scene after positioning the explosives earlier than returning with the pickup truck in a while. They have been practical, however rendered secure on the scene, Raia stated.
Raia appealed for witnesses to come back ahead.
“We want to talk to anyone who was in the French Quarter on New Year’s Eve or early on New Year’s Day,” he stated. “That includes people spotted near one of the two IEDs on Bourbon Street. Many people stopped and looked at the cooler and then continued on their way.”
He clarified that authorities don’t imagine these persons are concerned however are wanted as witnesses.
Jabbar additionally posted movies time-stamped at 1:29 a.m. and one other at 3:02 a.m. — the latter simply 10 minutes or so earlier than he rammed the pickup truck into the group of revelers.
“In the first video, Jabbar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the ‘war between the believers and the disbelievers,’” Raia stated through the briefing. “Additionally, he stated he had joined ISIS before this summer.”
Meanwhile, someday after the suspect carried out his assault on Bourbon Street, a hearth broke out on the Mandeville deal with. Raia stated that the FBI is presently engaged on the idea that it began after the suspect was killed within the standoff with officers.
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry added that authorities might be able to “walk everyone through” a full timeline of the incident by early subsequent week.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/new-orleans-suspect-timeline-shamsud-din-jabbar-b2673165.html