The New Year’s Day truck ramming in New Orleans that resulted in the tragic loss of 15 lives and left numerous others injured has shocked the nation. This incident marks the deadliest attack on US soil since the October 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine, where 18 individuals lost their lives.
The suspect behind the New Orleans ramming, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, is reported to be an Army veteran with service experience in Afghanistan, according to authorities. Similarly, the perpetrator of the Maine attack, Robert Card, was revealed to be a certified firearms instructor and a member of the US Army Reserve, as disclosed by law enforcement officials in Maine.
Notably, the New Orleans ramming stands out as the most lethal attack in the United States involving a weaponized vehicle since the inception of the Associated Press/USA TODAY/Northeastern University Mass Killing Database in 2006. The database highlights that the second-deadliest vehicle ramming incident was the Christmas Day Parade attack in Waukesha, Wisconsin, back in 2021, where six individuals lost their lives after a man deliberately drove his SUV through the parade route.
