FBI Seeks Help With Investigation Into New Orleans Terrorist Attack

Topline: The FBI is also releasing a photo of one of the coolers containing an IED, which was placed by Jabbar near the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans Street.
Published: January 3, 2025 2:44 pm ET
Shamsud-Din Jabbar in 2020 (via FBI)
Shamsud-Din Jabbar in 2020 (via FBI)

The FBI is seeking information from the public regarding the investigation into the attack on innocent victims on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2025.

According to an FBI news release, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, on January 1, 2025, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a United States citizen from Texas, drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 14 and injuring dozens of others.

After driving through the crowd, he exited the vehicle and fired upon local law enforcement. Law enforcement returned fire, and Jabbar was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Surveillance footage from 2:03 a.m. CST shows Jabbar as he walked along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street. The footage shows Jabbar dressed in a light brown long coat, a dark-colored button-down shirt, blue jeans and what appears to be brown dress shoes. The FBI is also releasing a photo of one of the coolers containing an IED, which was placed by Jabbar near the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans Street.

The FBI has set up a Digital Media Tipline. Anyone with information, photos, and/or video footage of the incident, Jabbar, or the two coolers containing IEDs should submit them to www.fbi.gov/bourbonstreetattack.

Submit a Tip:

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the FBI’s Toll-Free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.

FBI Seeks Help With Investigation Into New Orleans Terrorist Attack

The FBI is also releasing a photo of one of the coolers containing an IED, which was placed by Jabbar near the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans Street.
By Jacob Charles
Published: January 3, 2025 2:44 pm ET
Image
Shamsud-Din Jabbar in 2020 (via FBI)

The FBI is seeking information from the public regarding the investigation into the attack on innocent victims on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2025.

According to an FBI news release, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, on January 1, 2025, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a United States citizen from Texas, drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 14 and injuring dozens of others.

After driving through the crowd, he exited the vehicle and fired upon local law enforcement. Law enforcement returned fire, and Jabbar was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Surveillance footage from 2:03 a.m. CST shows Jabbar as he walked along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street. The footage shows Jabbar dressed in a light brown long coat, a dark-colored button-down shirt, blue jeans and what appears to be brown dress shoes. The FBI is also releasing a photo of one of the coolers containing an IED, which was placed by Jabbar near the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans Street.

The FBI has set up a Digital Media Tipline. Anyone with information, photos, and/or video footage of the incident, Jabbar, or the two coolers containing IEDs should submit them to www.fbi.gov/bourbonstreetattack.

Submit a Tip:

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the FBI’s Toll-Free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.

Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.

FBI Seeks Help With Investigation Into New Orleans Terrorist Attack

The FBI is also releasing a photo of one of the coolers containing an IED, which was placed by Jabbar near the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans Street.
By Jacob Charles
Published: January 3, 2025 2:44 pm ET
Image
Shamsud-Din Jabbar in 2020 (via FBI)

The FBI is seeking information from the public regarding the investigation into the attack on innocent victims on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, in the early morning hours of January 1, 2025.

According to an FBI news release, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, on January 1, 2025, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a United States citizen from Texas, drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing at least 14 and injuring dozens of others.

After driving through the crowd, he exited the vehicle and fired upon local law enforcement. Law enforcement returned fire, and Jabbar was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Surveillance footage from 2:03 a.m. CST shows Jabbar as he walked along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street. The footage shows Jabbar dressed in a light brown long coat, a dark-colored button-down shirt, blue jeans and what appears to be brown dress shoes. The FBI is also releasing a photo of one of the coolers containing an IED, which was placed by Jabbar near the intersection of Bourbon and Orleans Street.

The FBI has set up a Digital Media Tipline. Anyone with information, photos, and/or video footage of the incident, Jabbar, or the two coolers containing IEDs should submit them to www.fbi.gov/bourbonstreetattack.

Submit a Tip:

If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the FBI’s Toll-Free tipline at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324). You may also contact your local FBI office, the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or you can submit a tip online at tips.fbi.gov.

Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.

Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.