Man Behind New Orleans Terror Attack Revealed

His name is Shamsu-Din Jabar, a 42 year old Muslim who was born in the US and actually served in the American army.

A suspect accused of a deadly terrorist attack on New Year’s Day in New Orleans has been identified.

The FBI has identified the suspect accused of carrying out the attack as Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen of Texas.

Jabbar was driving a Ford pickup truck, which the FBI says appears to be rented and they are working to confirm how he came into possession of the truck.

An ISIS flag was located in the truck and the FBI is working to determine if the suspect had associations or affiliations with the terrorist organization.

According to the FBI, Jabbar drove a pickup truck into the crowd, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens.

The FBI says after hitting the crowd, he got out of the car and began firing at law enforcement. Shots were returned by law enforcement and Jabbar was killed at the scene.

Weapons and potential IEDs were located in the truck.

Authorities called the French Quarter attack that killed at least 15 people and injured at least 30 others an act of terrorism.

Below is everything we know about Jabbar.

Suspect dead:

The FBI confirmed Jabbar, who is accused of driving a truck through crowds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, is dead.

Suspect was an Army veteran:

The FBI confirmed that Jabbar was an Army veteran from Texas, and wore full military gear at the time of the attack.

Multiple law enforcement confirmed that Jabbar was from the Houston area and public records list multiple addresses for him in north Harris County, as well as Fresno and Beaumont.

According to the FBI, agents do not believe he acted alone.

A second scene in Houston was being investigated by the FBI. Agents confirmed that the scene was linked to the terror attack.

Suspect was armed, had explosive devices:
City officials confirmed that Jabbar was armed.

According to City Council President Helena Moreno, he had explosives in an ice chest inside the truck at the time of the attack.

Jabbar was wearing full military gear and may have had a long-range rifle.

Suspect truck had Texas tag:

Officials have confirmed that Jabbar was driving a white truck with a Texas tag with the license plate LZ1 575.

The trailer had a hitch with a pipe wrapped around it. The pipe had a cloth or flag draped around it.

Suspect was not local:

According to City Council President Helena Moreno, Jabbar was not local.

It is unclear if Jabbar was staying in New Orleans, but he may have been linked to an Air BNB in the St. Roch area.

The Air BNB was evacuated and there was a heavy police presence on Mandeville Street.