FBI, Harris County officials return to home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar to collect evidence
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - Investigators have returned to the home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar in north Harris County on Friday to collect evidence, sources say. Jabbar was killed by officers after he drove a truck down New Orleans’ Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day, killing 14 people and injuring dozens more, the FBI reported.
FOX 26 obtained video on Thursday from inside Jabbar's house in the 12000 block of Crescent Park Drive after FBI Houston issued a search warrant to investigate the property.
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office bomb squad along with four unmarked SUVs returned to the address with large evidence collection trucks to gather items and evidence, sources reported.
Authorities are returning a day after Jabbar's home was left open and people were seen videoing inside the home and roaming around.
What happened in New Orleans?
Fourteen people were killed and dozens more were injured when Jabbar intentionally drove down Bourbon Street early New Year's Day, authorities say.
"He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did," New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said Wednesday.
According to Kirkpatrick, around 3:15 a.m., the man drove a pickup truck around the barricades blocking Bourbon Street and drove down the street at a fast pace, "trying to run over as many people as he possibly could."
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Once the driver crashed, he opened fire on officers, Kirkpatrick said. Two officers were struck and taken to the hospital in stable condition.
The FBI says officers returned fire, and Jabbar died at the scene.
Raia said the attack was "an act of terrorism."
"It was a premeditated and an evil act."
Videos posted before the attack
According to Raia, Jabbar picked up a rented pickup truck in Houston on Dec. 30 and drove to New Orleans on the evening of Dec. 31.
Raia says Jabbar posted several videos to an online platform proclaiming his support for ISIS. The videos were time-stamped from 1:29 a.m. to 3:02 a.m.
"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.’"
Jabbar also stated that he had joined ISIS in the summer and provided a will and testament, Raia says.
Who is Shamsud-Din Jabbar?
According to the FBI, Jabbar is a U.S.-born citizen from Texas.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the suspect has been living in the Houston area.
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On Wednesday, the FBI and the Harris County Sheriff's Office executed a search at a Houston home believed to be connected to Jabbar. They concluded the search on Thursday morning but didn't provide details about what they found. The FBI said there is no threat to neighbors.