New Orleans Attacker Had Suspected Bomb Materials At Home, Reserved Truck Weeks Ago, Officials Say

TOPSHOT – Members of the National Guard monitor a blocked off section of the French Quarter, after at least 15 people were killed during an attack early in the morning on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. A US army veteran with an Islamic State flag and “hellbent” on carnage steered a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year revelers in New Orleans on January 1, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, officials said. The FBI identified the attacker as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old US citizen from Texas. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Law enforcement officials say the man who rammed a truck into a New Year’s crowd had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the rental vehicle used in the attack weeks earlier. Officials told The Associated Press that Shamsud-Din Jabbar purchased a cooler and gun oil before the attack. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak about the ongoing inquiry. The attack killed 14 people and injured dozens more. Authorities are still investigating Jabbar’s motives and how he carried out the attack. He was killed by police.