New Orleans Car Into Crowd Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
NEW ORLEANS — UPDATE 1:22 p.m.: Two federal sources told CBS News that the suspect has been identified as Shamsud Din Jabbar.
The FBI is investigating the incident “as an act of terrorism.”
UPDATE 8 a.m.: The FBI has taken over the investigation in New Orleans where 10 people were killed Wednesday and about 30 were injured after a man intentionally plowed his pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street. The incident occurred at about 3:15 a.m., New Orleans police said.
The FBI said during a news conference Wednesday that improvised explosive devices were found. The New Orleans chief of police said that the man fired shots at officers after he ran his vehicle into the crowd. Two of the officers were shot and injured, New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said at the news conference.
“He was hellbent on creating carnage,” Kirkpatrick said.
Witnesses told CBS News reporter Kati Weis that a truck crashed into the crowd at a high rate of speed, and then the driver got out and started firing a weapon, with police returning fire.
“He was trying to hit as many people as he could,” Kirkpatrick said.
During the news conference Wednesday morning, New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell characterized the incident as a “terrorist” event. However, the FBI agent in charge said it was not a terrorist event.
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New Orleans Car Into Crowd This undated passport photo provided by the FBI on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, shows Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar. (FBI via AP) (Uncredited/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd Harris County Sheriff's officers clear the media from the neighborhood where 42-year-old suspect Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar is believed to have lived, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Houston, after a pickup truck rammed into a crowd of New Orleans revelers on Bourbon Street early on New Year's Day. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) (David J. Phillip/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd Emergency services attend the scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New-Orleans-Car-Into-Crowd A black flag with white lettering lies on the ground rolled up behind a pickup truck that a man drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing and injuring a number of people, early Wednesday morning, Jan. 1, 2025. The FBI said they recovered an Islamic State group flag, which is black with white lettering, from the vehicle. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New-Orleans-Car-Into-Crowd From left, US Rep. Troy Carter addresses media as Gov. Jeff Landry,center and mayor LaToya Cantrell listen in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Kevin McGill) (Kevin McGill/AP)
Pelicans Heat Basketball New Orleans Pelicans players stand during a tribute at the Kaseya Center for people killed after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans before an NBA basketball game between the Miami Heat and the New Orleans Pelicans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky) (Lynne Sladky/AP)
Biden President Joe Biden makes a statement on the latest developments in New Orleans from Camp David, Md., Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh/AP)
Washington County man among victims hit by truck during attack in New Orleans A Washington County man was hit by a truck that plowed into a crowd during a New Year’s celebration in New Orleans. (WPXI/WPXI)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd People look on at the scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd FBI agents work on Bourbon street on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 1, 2025, near the Four Points by Sheraton hotel in the French Quarter of New Orleans. (Jess Knazs via AP) (Jess Knazs/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd The scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd Emergency services attend the scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd Superintendent of Police for the New Orleans Police Department Anne Kirkpatrick makes a statement after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell makes a statement after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
New Orleans Car Into Crowd Emergency services attend the scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) (Gerald Herbert/AP)
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Multiple casualties reported after crash on Bourbon Street
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UPDATE, 6:52 A.M. |At least 10 people were killed early Wednesday when a vehicle plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter.
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.
In a statement posted online, the City of New Orleans said that 30 people were taken to hospitals in the area with injuries and 10 people are confirmed dead.
There were reports emerging early Wednesday of a possible mass casualty incident after a vehicle ran into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter, CBS news is reporting. The popular tourist district was likely busy New Year’s Day when this incident occurred.
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.
The CBS news report states that a New Orleans Police Department spokesperson says “initial reports show a car may have plowed into a group of people. Injuries are unknown but there are reported fatalities.”
This story is developing and will be updated with new details when available.
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