Reported fatalities in New Orleans as vehicle apparently slams into Bourbon Street crowd

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Source: CBS News

U.S.
Reported fatalities in New Orleans as vehicle apparently slams into Bourbon Street crowd

By Tucker Reals
Updated on: January 1, 2025 / 6:24 AM EST / CBS News

There were reports of multiple fatalities early Wednesday after a vehicle plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter. The popular tourist district would have been busy in the early hours of New Year's Day.

Witnesses told CBS News reporter Kati Weis that a truck crashed into a crowd on Bourbon Street at high speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire.

Weis saw multiple people on the ground being treated for injuries.

A New Orleans Police Department spokesperson told CBS News "initial reports show a car may have plowed into a group of people. Injuries are unknown but there are reported fatalities."

This breaking news story will be updated.

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-vehicle-crash-bourbon-street-crowd-casualties-shooting/

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That didn’t take long.

[eShirl]

1. 10 dead, 30 injured confirmed

[questionseverything]

2. Marking for feed

[mahatmakanejeeves]

5. Thanks for posting that. I've got it on now.

The link is in Dennis Donovan’s thread in GD as well.

[callous taoboy]

3. Horrible news at the start of the new year.

[Cattledog]

4. Were there barriers up????

[Old Crank]

7. Haven't seen that in reports.

Munich doesn't fool around about putting up barriers.
Unfortunately that won't stop some from being able to attack people going to or from an event.
If there were no barriers it was irresponsible. If there were their type and placement need to be reviewed.

[SunSeeker]

11. There were barriers. The guy went around them. This was very intentional.

A man driving a pickup truck down Bourbon Street “at a very fast pace” killed 10 people and fired on New Orleans Police officers, striking two who are in stable condition, police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said Wednesday morning.

“Last night, we had over 300 officers out here, and because of the intentional mindset of this perpetrator – who went around our barricades in order to conduct this. He was hell bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” Kirkpatrick said.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/new-orleans-mass-casualty-bourbon-street-01-01-24-hnk/index.html

[Old Crank]

6. First mass killing of the year.

I guess we have to wait to see how many from bullets.

[Rhiannon12866]

8. Being reported on MSNBC now

[riversedge]

9. abc: New Orleans updates: 10 dead in 'terrorist attack' with pickup in New Orleans, officials say

New Orleans updates: 10 dead in 'terrorist attack' with pickup in New Orleans, officials say
The driver remained at large after the Bourbon Street incident, police said.

https://abcnews.go.com/US/1-dead-vehicle-strikes-crowd-new-orleans-police/story?id=117246329

ByAaron Katersky, Victoria Arancio, Kevin Shalvey, Pierre Thomas, and Josh Margolin
January 1, 2025, 5:10 AM


At least 10 people are dead and about 30 others are injured after a white pickup truck struck a crowd on Bourbon Street early on Wednesday, before the driver exited the vehicle and shot at police New Orleans police and city officials said.

LaToya Cantrell, the mayor of New Orleans, described the incident as a "terrorist attack."

The strike appeared to be intentional, police told ABC News, adding the driver had not been taken into custody. Local authorities asked the FBI for assistance early on Wednesday, a senior federal law enforcement source told ABC News. A command center was being set up, the source said.

"A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning," Gov. Jeff Landry said, adding that his family was praying for the victims and first responders.


Leading up to the holidays, federal law enforcement and intelligence had warned police around the country that low-tech vehicle ramming was a key area of concern and that they needed to prepare -- and that was before the German Christmas market attack on Dec. 20, in which five people were killed.

In a Dec. 9 assessment for the Times Square New Year’s Eve celebration, federal and local agencies wrote: “We remain concerned about the use of vehicle ramming against high-profile outdoor events…Vehicle ramming has become a recurring tactic employed by threat actors in the West, marked by a continued interest by (terrorists, extremists) and lone offenders in targeting crowded pedestrian areas.”.............

[riversedge]

10. People are returning to their French Quarter hotel following after being evacuated.....

Winston Reed
@WinstonReediii
People are returning to their French Quarter hotel following after being evacuated. We’re working to learn more as to what caused the evacuation.

The Sugar Bowl is scheduled today. Many visitors are in town.

@WWLTV

Link to tweet

[riversedge]

12. .....The City of New Orleans said in a statement posted online that 30 people were transported to area hospitals

............The City of New Orleans said in a statement posted online that 30 people were transported to area hospitals with injuries and 10 people were confirmed dead. Kirkpatrick later indicated that more than 30 people were hospitalized.............

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-vehicle-crash-bourbon-street-crowd-casualties-shooting/

[riversedge]

13. msnbc: Federal officials: Susect believed to be dead!!

[COL Mustard]

14. WTF is wrong with people in this country?

We can't even get four freaking hours into the New Year when some asshole has to ruin it for people. I truly don't understand. At least the bastard is dead.

[EX500rider]

15. Yikes I've been worried eventually there be a switch to vehicles

Easier to do, you don't need training, you don't need special tools, you just need to own/rent/steal a truck/car and push the pedal to the floor in front of a crowd, hopefully this doesn't spawn a bunch of copycats.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

18. Nice screen name.

Welcome to DU.
Your first post is making light of this terrorist attack?
That's pretty fucked up and not a good start.
Enjoy your stay.

[Yorkie Mom]

25. Screen names are NOT shown in an alerted post.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

37. That's true,

and after a conversation with EarlG a few months ago, I understand why.
Troll is obvious troll.

[Scrivener7]

21. This is sad. You need a hobby. And a job. Things to get you out of your mom's basement.

[sheshe2]

41. They spend to much time at the library.

[Scrivener7]

42. And are usually dispatched quickly. I wonder what's going on this time.

[Scrivener7]

43. Ah. There she goes. Back to the library.

[Paladin]

22. Try that "humor" of yours out, on the next 100 school shootings. (nt)

[Clouds Passing]

24. We don't need or want any sexist screen names. See ya

[Emile]

27. Your pizza is almost ready.

[mercuryblues]

31. You 1st.

I wish we regulated guns like we do cars.

Driver's tests, car inspections to make sure they are safe. Not to mention the legal requirements to keep toddlers from being able to use them. permits. etc.

[mercuryblues]

32. You misspelled

I have no friends, so I keep posting right wing lies here to get my jollies.

My Mom always told me, you make more friends with honey than vinegar.

[nitpicked]

16. Various briefings, interviews occurring on WDSU now

https://www.wdsu.com/nowcast

[Callie1979]

19. Thankfully the terrorist as been eliminated.

Still no work on WHO he was

[DonCoquixote]

20. domnt assuem foriegn terrorism

I will be this guy could eaisly be a Maga tryign to attack one of the few cities where Black people are respectec.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

26. Cabix niqual stubend addac?

[thatdemguy]

29. The released his name

Shamsud Din Jabbar

I also saw something saying he crossed the border 2 days ago. But I cant find anything saying it now, so it might be disinformation.

[Richard D]

33. Here

https://www.wisconsinrightnow.com/shamsud-din-jabbar-isis-flag/

[thatdemguy]

34. Here is a tweet with what is probably a bunch of wrong info or maybe some right info

It says crossed the border 2 days ago, it also says its a guy in TX who was in business development. Who knows right now, and we may never know

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1874502049565671763%7Ctwgr%5E3342b87110304895d40e83c8a57587e74eff2929%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tigerdroppings.com%2Frant%2Fo-t-lounge%2Fmultiple-casualties-on-bourbon-street-after-truck-plows-into-crowd%2F116921121%2Fpage-59%2F

[sinkingfeeling]

30. His truck has a Texas tag.

[appleannie1]

23. They are saying now they believe he set the air B&B where he was staying on fire first and they found bombs near

the location. Apparently he was hoping to kill even more people than he did.

[Jilly_in_VA]

28. They're calling it terrorism

Could it not be a simple act of mass criminality? I think the word "terrorism" is thrown around a little too lightly these days. Let's find out who the guy is and whether he left any notes or a so-called "manifesto" (God, I hate that word, I think it's overused and wrongly used) before it's called "terrorism".

[Richard D]

35. Found in his car . . .

. . . was an ISIS flag.

[Jilly_in_VA]

36. I merely said

they shouldn't throw words around until they have EVIDENCE. An ISIS flag? Maybe. But what else do they have?

[MarineCombatEngineer]

38. It was terrorism plain and simple,

whether foreign or domestic, it was terrorism.

[EX500rider]

40. The ISIS flag would indicate terrorism

Terrorism is the unlawful use of violence or the threat of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological goals

[berniesandersmittens]

39. ABC reporting death toll at 15