U.S. Army veteran Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove through New Orleans’ French Quarter crowd on New Year’s Day with an ISIS flag on the truck, opened fire, killing 15 people and injuring others.
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00:00U.S. Army veteran Shamsuddin Jabbar drove through New Orleans' French Quarter crowd
00:06on New Year's Day with an ISIS flag on the truck, opened fire, killing 15 people and
00:11injuring others.
00:12Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native and former military serviceman, was killed in a police
00:18shootout after the attack.
00:20Authorities believe he had accomplices and are investigating potential links to terrorist
00:24organizations.
00:26They found weapons and explosives in his truck while two explosive devices were found in
00:30the French Quarter.
00:32Meanwhile, President Joe Biden condemns the attack in New Orleans as a despicable act.
00:37He says that investigators were exploring potential links to a Tesla truck fire near
00:41a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas.
00:43He notes no evidence has been found connecting the two incidents.
00:47The FBI reported to Biden that hours before the attack, the New Orleans suspect posted
00:52social media videos saying ISIS is an inspiration and expressing a desire to kill.