“TERRORIST ATTACK”: Gunman Leaves 10 DEAD, 30 Wounded After Intentional Ramming Truck into New Orleans NYE Crowd and Opening Fire on Survivors, Bomb Inside Vehicle

10 dead and 30 left injured after a driver rammed into the large group at high speed, then got out and started firing a weapon, CBS News said, citing witnesses. Police returned fire

Suspect wore bullet-proof body armor and shot 2 police officers. Bomb found in the car. Suspect still not in custody.

Gunman leaves 10 dead and 30 wounded after ramming truck into New Orleans NYE crowd and opening fire on survivors with rifle: FBI find bomb inside vehicle, mayor brands atrocity ‘terror attack’

Wall Street Journal: At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle drove into a large crowd early Wednesday in New Orleans in what authorities called a mass-casualty incident.

New Orleans’s emergency preparedness campaign said the incident happened on Canal and Bourbon Street in the French Quarter.

The injured have been taken to at least five different hospitals.

New Orleans’s French Quarter is a popular tourist destination for events such as Mardi Gras and New Year’s Eve.

MASS CASUALTY EVENT: Another vehicular mass casualty event has been reported, this one in New Orleans. Dozens have been injured and killed. More to follow in this thread.

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— @amuse (@amuse) January 1, 2025

Truck used in the New Orleans Bourbon Street attack. Is that an ISIS flag? pic.twitter.com/8vId8lzgsV

— John August (@JohnAugustTexas) January 1, 2025

New video by CNN: New Orleans police superintendent calls driver’s actions ‘very intentional’ https://t.co/g71ZOAFoFd Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick of the New Orleans Police Department provides an update after a vehicle drove into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations on Bou…

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NEW ORLEANS NYE TERROR ATTACK:

– Incident is classified as a terror attack
– Two officers were shot; their condition is now stable
– Investigation is underway
– Police are in direct contact with the White House and Louisiana governor pic.twitter.com/6qGynKTAOM

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) January 1, 2025

MASS CASUALTY EVENT: The scene in the French Quarter before a truck plowed into a crowd killing 10 and injuring 30. pic.twitter.com/IQxQgpJVJM

— @amuse (@amuse) January 1, 2025

Tragedy in New Orleans: 10 killed, 30 injured as a driver plows into a Bourbon Street crowd and exchanges gunfire with police. pic.twitter.com/abO1hFtLdX

— Ales Iz Neias (@alesizneias) January 1, 2025

New Orleans Mayor calls incident a ‘terrorist attack’

By: FOX News, January 1, 2025:

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said her city fell victim to a “terrorist attack” at a news conference Wednesday after a driver plowed a car into a large crowd of New Year’s revelers earlier that morning on Bourbon Street. 

However, FBI Special Agent Aletha Duncan said the incident is “not a terrorist attack” in comments delivered after the mayor spoke.

At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured after the driver intentionally rammed into the crowd and then began firing a weapon at police officers from his vehicle as he crashed the car, police said.

The FBI said improvised explosive devices were found and that investigators are working to confirm whether the devices are viable.

Authorities urged people to avoid Bourbon Street while an investigation is ongoing.

This from the Daily Mail:

New Orleans terrorist dead after killing 10 and injuring 31 in Bourbon Street NYE bloodbath

By: Daily Mail, January 1, 2025;

A terrorist who killed at least 10 people and injured 30 others after plowing a vehicle into a crowd celebrating New Year on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street has been killed, sources say.

The driver rammed into the large group at high speed, then got out and started firing a weapon, witnesses said. Investigators later added that they found what appeared to be improvised explosives at the crash site that did not detonate.

Police returned fire, and two officers were shot by the suspect and are in stable condition.

Sources later told WDSU that the suspect was deceased. No information about the suspect has been released at this time and the gunman’s manner of death is not clear.

Witnesses claim the suspect was ‘wearing full body armor’ and ‘armed with an assault rifle’, according to reports on social media.

Videos circulating on social media showed a chaotic scene at the tourist hotspot as people ran from the casualty-strewn area while bullets rang out in the background.

Dozens of police officers have responded to what authorities have declared a ‘mass casualty event’ and a portion of the road has been cordoned off. Paramedics, ambulances and vehicles from the coroner’s office were also seen at the scene.

Ambulances have transported the wounded to five area hospitals, the city added, and the FBI have taken over the ongoing investigation.

The horror unfolded at around 3:15am local time Wednesday when the vehicle, which appeared to be a Ford SUV, plowed into the crowd at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal Street.

A man, who claimed to witness the incident while out with his wife, wrote on X that he saw the SUV ‘speeding’ down the road and ‘running people over’.

Another alleged witness told WLWT that she saw the vehicle strike the crowd and multiple officers open fire at the suspect. She says she started running and only escaped ‘by the grace of god’.

Kevin Garcia, 22, said the car was ‘slamming into everyone on the left side of Bourbon sidewalk’. He heard gunshots ring out and claims a ‘body came flying at me’, CNN reported.

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