A Texas man drove a truck through a street of New Year's revelers in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism. The attack took place on Bourbon Street, a popular party destination.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation does not believe driver was "solely responsible" for New Orleans attack
Terrorist reportedly did not act alone three men, one woman caught on cam planting explosives.
Sugar Bowl postponed to Thursday after New Orleans truck attack.
On Wednesday (January 1), At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 were injured when a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas plowed a pickup into crowds on Bourbon Street celebrating the new year. He opened fire on responding officers and was killed, officials have said.
Feds ruled out that the ISIS flag-flying terrorist who killed at least 15 people and injured dozens of others on New Orleans’ famed Bourbon Street had help from four people spotted on surveillance footage near the deadly attack Wednesday.
The vehicle was an electric Ford pickup truck that appears to have been rented, the FBI said. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on social media Jabbar rented the truck on Dec. 30, while living in the Houston area, before heading to New Orleans.
Also, a video surveillance from the French Quarter seemingly showed three men and one-woman planting explosives at multiple locations, a federal alert to police departments around the country said soon after the tragic attack.
According to The New York Times, Federal authorities have since ruled out their involvement in the tragic attack but still suggested that terror suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, was not “solely responsible” for the carnage.
Shamsud Din Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police after mowing down 10 people. Suspected co-conspirators are on the run.