New Orleans attack: FBI releases updated attacker's movements leading up to deadly attack
HOUSTON - 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 released an updated timeline on Shamsud-Din Jabbar's movements leading up to the Bourbon Street terrorist attack. We are asking if anyone has information to help the investigation, call 1800CALLFBI or https://t.co/EfAsddgr0xhttps://t.co/YpD2NsVI5U pic.twitter.com/B7gz5eoWZK
— FBI New Orleans (@FBINewOrleans) January 6, 2025
The FBI is asking anyone with information to call 1-800-CALLFBI.