New photos show terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar walking the streets of New Orleans shortly before plowing through a crowd of people, killing 15 and injuring more than 30 others.
Surveillance images released by the FBI include two of Jabbar walking along Dauphin Street near Governor Nicholls Street at around 2:03 a.m., about an hour before the attack took place. The FBI also released an image of a blue and white cooler that contained an IED, which the suspect placed in the French Quarter, with an undetonated homemade bomb inside.
Jabbar, 42, a Texas native and U.S. Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, was identified as the suspect in the terrorist attack and reportedly pledged his allegiances to the terrorist group ISIS and planned to kill his family prior to the incident, multiple officials briefed on the investigation confirmed to CNN. Jabbar referenced his divorce and plans to gather his family for a "celebration" with the intention to murder them, but said he changed his plans and joined ISIS in video recordings suspected to be made while driving to Louisiana to commit the attack.
The recordings appear to have been made at night, however, the exact timing is unclear, according to officials. Jabbar was killed during a shootout with police after plowing a rented truck through a crowd of people during the New Year's Day celebration in the French Quarter.
The suspect was found to have possible improvised explosive devices and an ISIS flag attached to his truck at the time of the incident, according to local and federal authorities. President Joe Biden said that the FBI notified him that Jabbar "posted videos on social media indicating that he's inspired by ISIS" and expressed "a desire to kill" a "mere hours before the attack" via ABC News. Two officers were reportedly shot during the incident but listed to be in stable condition.
