On January 3rd, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and local Louisiana police announced at a press conference on January 2nd that the New Orleans car crash was a premeditated terrorist attack. The FBI has confirmed that 42 year old American veteran Shamsud Din Jabbar is the suspect in this case, and there are no other suspects involved. Jabbar rented a car in Houston, Texas on December 30th and drove to New Orleans, Louisiana on the afternoon of December 31st. He also posted 5 videos on the same day, claiming that he joined the extremist organization “Islamic State” in the summer of 2024, and talked about divorce and plans to kill family and friends at family gatherings, but said he changed his plans.
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