The alleged perpetrator of the car-ramming attack in New Orleans killed at least fifteen people and injured 35 others. Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, was shot dead by law enforcement.
He is an American citizen, originally from Texas. His name is Shamsud Din Jabbar and he is 42 years old.
According to the FBI, the alleged perpetrator of the car-ramming attack that occurred in New Orleans on January 1, 2025 is a veteran of the US army. “We believe he left the army in a regular manner, but we are working to obtain all this information”declared the FBI, during a press conference given on January 1, echoed in particular by The Parisian.
He served in the army
On Tuesday night, the man drove a white Ford pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year's Eve on Bourbon Street, killing at least fifteen people and injuring around thirty others before being shot dead by police. order in a shootout with police.
In a 2020 video, he presents himself as a real estate agent, after a career in the army. Behind him, a sign proclaims “Discipline”relays Le Figaro.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar served in the army from 2007 to 2015, including a presence in Afghanistan from 2009 to 2010, finishing at the rank of staff sergeant, according to the Ministry of Defense.
Converted to Islam at a young age
His brother Abdur Jabbar described him as “a love”specifying New York Times that he had converted to Islam at a young age, speaking “a form of radicalization”.
A childhood friend who found him in 2017 told the newspaper that the suspect had become “really intense” about his faith.
The FBI indicated that“a flag (of the jihadist group) IS was in his vehicle” and that two homemade explosive devices found in the car and in the neighborhood had been defused.
Car transformed into a weapon
An FBI official on site, Alethea Duncan, told reporters:not to think that Jabbar was the only one responsible” and considered that he would have acted with “potential accomplices”.
-An AFP journalist saw the damaged vehicle which had been transformed into a weapon: a Ford F-150 pick-up, very common in the United States, in an electric version.
“A desire to kill”
During a televised address from the Camp David residence, Joe Biden indicated this Wednesday that “just a few hours before the attack” murderer, the suspect had “posted videos on social media indicating he was inspired by the Islamic State” and that he had “a desire to kill”.
The investigators indicated that they were working “to determine the individual's possible associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations” and claim to be looking for accomplices.
Searches and raids are underway in New Orleans and other states, with FBI Special Agent Alethea Duncan emphasizing that authorities “do not believe that Jabbar is solely responsible.”
Tesla Cybertruck explosion
President Joe Biden said authorities were investigating whether there was “connexion” between the attack in New Orleans and the explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck in front of a Trump hotel in Las Vegas which left one dead.
In both incidents, the vehicles involved were rented through the ride-sharing app Turo.
The Las Vegas sheriff said it was a “coincidence […] that we must continue to examine”. A spokesperson for the app, used by millions of people in the United States, said it was working with law enforcement.
Electric political climate
“We do not believe that either client had a criminal history that would have identified them as a security threat”declared the group's spokesperson to AFP.
The attack comes less than three weeks before the transfer of power between Democratic President Joe Biden and his elected Republican successor Donald Trump, in an electric political climate.
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