FBI investigators have revealed new information regarding the movements of the individual responsible for the deadly New Year's Day attack on pedestrians on Bourbon Street. The suspect, identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, rented a Ford F-150 pickup truck in Houston using a private vehicle rental service called Turo. He then drove the truck from Houston to New Orleans in the evening leading up to the attack.
Surveillance footage and social media posts have provided insight into Jabbar's actions in the early morning hours of New Year's Day. FBI Deputy Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division, Christopher Raia, stated that Jabbar was seen planting improvised explosive devices at two locations on Bourbon Street. The devices were concealed inside a cooler, which attracted the attention of passersby before the attack.
