CNN - January 1, 2025 - At least 10 killed in New Orleans after driver intentionally rams into crowd on Bourbon Street

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At least 10 killed in New Orleans after driver intentionally rams into crowd on Bourbon Street

    

By Jessie Yeung, Chris Boyette, Andy

 Rose, Holly Yan, Tori B. Powell and Eric Levenson, CNN

Updated 3:44 PM EST, Wed January 1, 2025

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Suspect in New Years Day attack in New Orleans has been identified

00:48 - Source: CNN

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• At least 10 people were killed and 35 injured when a driver rammed a pickup truck into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early on Wednesday morning. The FBI is investigating it as an “act of terrorism.”

• The FBI has identified the suspect as a 42-year-old Texas man and Army veteran. Law enforcement sources say the suspect, who was killed in a firefight with officers, had an ISIS flag at the time of the attack. The FBI said it is investigating potential associations with terrorist organizations.

• The FBI said it doesn’t think the driver was “solely responsible.” Weapons, as well as “potential improvised explosive devices,” otherwise known as IEDs, were found in the vehicle, the FBI said. Officials also located IEDs in the area.

• The attack in the popular French Quarter happened less than a mile from where The Sugar Bowl was to be hosted Wednesday. The annual college football game was postponed for 24 hours for public safety reasons, the bowl’s CEO said.