New Orleans attack: FBI releases updated attacker's movements leading up to deadly attack

The Federal Bureau of Investigation has released an updated timeline of the movements of 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar leading up to the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans that killed 14 people on New Year's Day. 

Shamsud-Din Jabbar (Photo provided by FBI)

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According to a release, the FBI said the following took place in regards to Shamsun-Din Jabbar's movements:

  • October 30, 2024 - Jabbar was in New Orleans
  • October 31, 2024 - Jabbbar recorded himself riding a bike through the French Quarter
  • November 10, 2024 - Jabbar was in New Orleans
  • December 31, 2024 - At approximately 2:30 p.m., Jabbar entered Louisiana.
  • December 31, 2024 - At approximately 9 p.m., Jabbar's rented F-150 is seen in Gonzalez, Louisiana
  • December 31, 2024 - At approximately 10 p.m., Jabbar unloads the truck outside of a rental home on Mandeville Street
  • January 1, 2025 - At approximately 12:41 a.m., Jabbar parks the truck and walks to Royal Street and Governor Nichols Street in New Orleans
  • January 1, 2025 - At approximately 1:53 a.m., Jabbar places first IED (Improvised Explosive Device) at Bourbon Street and Peter Street. Several people move the cooler a block to Orleans Street
  • January 1, 2025 - At approximately 2:20 a.m., Jabbar places the second IED at Bourbon Street and Toulouse Street
  • January 1, 2025 - At approximately 3:15 a.m., Jabbar uses the pickup truck as a lethal weapon before crashing into construction equipment.
  • January 1, 2025 - At approximately 5 a.m., a fire is reported at the rental home on Mandeville Street.

The investigation into the incident is ongoing by multiple agencies.

The FBI is asking anyone with information to call 1-800-CALLFBI. 

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