The FBI provided new details about Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man who carried out the truck attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street on New Year's Day, revealing his prior trips to Cairo and Canada. Officials believe Jabbar acted alone and was inspired by the Islamic State.
Lyonel Myrthil, special agent in charge of the New Orleans field office (2nd from left), shows footage of Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man who carried out an attack on New Orleans ' Bourbon Street on New Year's Day, during a news conference in a secure garage at the FBI Headquarters in New Orleans , on Jan 5, 2025.
— The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via APThe man responsible for the truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day that killed 14 people visited the city twice before and recorded video of the French Quarter with Meta smart glasses, an FBI official said on Jan 5. Shamsud-Din Jabbar also travelled to Cairo and Canada before the attack although it was not yet clear whether those trips were connected to the attack, Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said at a news conference. Federal officials believe Jabbar, a US citizen and former US Army soldier, was inspired by the Islamic State militant group to carry out the attack. Police fatally shot Jabbar, 42, during an exchange of gunfire at the scene of the deadly crash of the rented pickup truck on Bourbon Street, famous worldwide for its festive vibes in New Orleans’ historic French Quarter.“All investigative details and evidence that we have now still support that Jabbar acted alone here in New Orleans,” said Raia. “We have not seen any indications of an accomplice in the United States, but we are still looking into potential associates in the US and outside of our borders.” Lyonel Myrthil, FBI special agent in charge of the New Orleans Field Office, said Jabbar traveled to Cairo in the summer of 2023 and then to the Canadian province of Ontario a few days later. “Our agents are getting answers to where he went, who he met with and how those trips may or may not tie into his actions here,” Myrthil said. Jabbar had also traveled to New Orleans twice in the months preceding the attack, first in October and again in Novembe
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