En this first day of the year 2025, the state of Louisiana counts its dead and injured by the dozens for the moment, in its flagship city. Information confirmed by the authorities in New Orleans and relayed by several American media, such as ABC News. The incident occurred at the intersection of Canal Street and Bourbon Street, around 3:15 a.m. local time, confirms WGNO. At least ten people are dead and around thirty are injured.
According to testimonies collected by CBS Newsa crowd gathered on Bourbon Street, in the heart of the French Quarter, to celebrate the New Year, suddenly saw a pickup truck rushing towards them. New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said the man broke through barricades and ran down Bourbon Street in an act described as “deliberate behavior” before opening fire on police. order.
“This individual was trying to knock down as many people as possible,” said Ms. Kirkpatrick, adding that two police officers had been shot but were in stable condition. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called the incident “a terrorist attack,” although an FBI representative present at the press conference Wednesday morning did not confirm this characterization.
