Louisiana governor tours French Quarter scene as investigators search for answers

Record ID: 1893979

  • Title: Louisiana governor tours French Quarter scene as investigators search for answers
  • Date: 2nd January 2025
  • Summary: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA UNITED STATES (JANUARY 2, 2025) (REUTERS) TRUCK SPRAYING WATER TO CLEAN STREET POLICE CHIEF ANNE KIRKPATRICK ON SCENE VARIOUS WIDE SHOTS OF BOURBON STREET LOUISIANA GOVERNOR JEFF LANDRY SURROUNDED BY OFFICIALS WALKING ALONG BOURBON STREET VARIOUS OF STREET CLEANING CARS BEING TOWED ALONG CANAL AND BOURBON STREETS
  • Embargoed: 16th January 2025 14:54
  • Keywords: Bourbon Street New Orleans vehicle attack
  • Location: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA UNITED STATES
  • City: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,Crime,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001054002012025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Officials returned to the French Quarter on Thursday (January 2) a day after a U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into crowded streets on New Year's Day, killing 15 people.
    Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry and a host of officials walked through the area of the attack as crews worked to remove debris and clean the streets.
    The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas who once served in Afghanistan, was killed in a shootout with police after ramming the crowd.
    The attack injured about 30 other people, including two police officers wounded by gunfire from the suspect. It took place around 3:15 a.m. (0915 GMT) near the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Streets, an historic tourist destination known for its music and bars where crowds were celebrating the New Year.
    Police found weapons and a potential explosive device in the vehicle, while two potential explosive devices were found in the French Quarter and rendered safe, the FBI said.
    (Production: Aleksandra Michalska and Kia Johnson)
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