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SouthBayDem

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Thu Jan 2, 2025, 04:05 PM Jan 2025

New Orleans rampage suspect acted as lone wolf, FBI says [View all]

Source: WWNO - New Orleans Public Radio

The suspect in the New Year’s Day truck attack on Bourbon Street acted alone when he slammed his vehicle into a crowd, killing 14 and injuring dozens of others, the FBI said Thursday.

FBI officials, Gov. Jeff Landry, Mayor LaToya Cantrell provided an update on the investigation at a news conference Thursday morning.

“It was premeditated and an evil act,” said Christopher Raia, deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counter-terrorism division.

Raia said the agency has sent special agents from multiple field offices to aid the investigation, including evidence response technicians, hostage rescue team members, bomb technicians, and crisis management coordinators.

Read more: https://www.wwno.org/wwno/2025-01-02/new-orleans-rampage-suspect-acted-as-lone-wolf-fbi-says

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