Tim Pierce

And now we have confirmation that authorities are working to learn all they can about who else might have helped the suspect who carried out the attack. This is all connected to suspected explosive devices found in the area, which these other suspects are believed to have helped place.

We don't have many details, but local law enforcement says that surveillance footage appears to show three men and one woman placing devices prior to the vehicle attack by the known suspect. The special agent in charge of the local FBI investigation, Althea Duncan, said this yesterday.

We don't have many details, but local law enforcement says that surveillance footage appears to show three men and one woman placing devices prior to the vehicle attack by the known suspect. The special agent in charge of the local FBI investigation, Althea Duncan, said this yesterday.

The suspect who drove that rented truck into the crowd and opened fire is a 42-year-old army veteran named Shamsuddin Jabbar. We usually avoid naming these individuals, but authorities are actively working to learn more about his connections, so it helps their investigation to publicize it in this case. Jabbar was on active duty from 2007 until 2015 as a human resources and IT specialist.

The suspect who drove that rented truck into the crowd and opened fire is a 42-year-old army veteran named Shamsuddin Jabbar. We usually avoid naming these individuals, but authorities are actively working to learn more about his connections, so it helps their investigation to publicize it in this case. Jabbar was on active duty from 2007 until 2015 as a human resources and IT specialist.

He reportedly transferred to the Army Reserve and left as a staff sergeant in the summer of 2020. He was found with an ISIS flag in the vehicle and dressed in full military gear. As we reported yesterday, officers also found an ice chest in the truck with a number of explosive devices that had not yet gone off.

He reportedly transferred to the Army Reserve and left as a staff sergeant in the summer of 2020. He was found with an ISIS flag in the vehicle and dressed in full military gear. As we reported yesterday, officers also found an ice chest in the truck with a number of explosive devices that had not yet gone off.

Officials say it's clear that he was hell-bent on killing as many innocent people as possible. The death toll from the attack is now at least 15, with more than two dozen others injured, including two police officers. There are a lot of claims about Jabbar circulating online, but much about his life and motives is still being investigated, so we'll have more on that as it gets more defined.

Officials say it's clear that he was hell-bent on killing as many innocent people as possible. The death toll from the attack is now at least 15, with more than two dozen others injured, including two police officers. There are a lot of claims about Jabbar circulating online, but much about his life and motives is still being investigated, so we'll have more on that as it gets more defined.

Yeah, around 8.40 in the morning, so just a few hours after the New Orleans attack, witnesses reported a series of loud bangs and smoke coming from a Cybertruck parked outside the entrance to the Trump Hotel there. Surveillance footage shows the car bursting into flames just a few steps from the glass door entrance to the hotel.

Yeah, around 8.40 in the morning, so just a few hours after the New Orleans attack, witnesses reported a series of loud bangs and smoke coming from a Cybertruck parked outside the entrance to the Trump Hotel there. Surveillance footage shows the car bursting into flames just a few steps from the glass door entrance to the hotel.

One unidentified person was found dead in the vehicle, and seven others were injured in the blast. At first, it wasn't clear if the blast was intentional, but police confirmed the car was seen an hour before driving by the Trump Hotel before circling back and parking at the entrance, at which point it exploded within seconds.

One unidentified person was found dead in the vehicle, and seven others were injured in the blast. At first, it wasn't clear if the blast was intentional, but police confirmed the car was seen an hour before driving by the Trump Hotel before circling back and parking at the entrance, at which point it exploded within seconds.

Inside the car were a variety of explosives, including firework-style mortars, gas tanks, and camping fuel, along with what authorities describe as a detonation device. ABC reports that both the truck in New Orleans and the Cybertruck may have been rented on the app Toro, although there's some conflicting reports on that. Elon Musk has responded online, saying he suspects this is a terror attack.

Inside the car were a variety of explosives, including firework-style mortars, gas tanks, and camping fuel, along with what authorities describe as a detonation device. ABC reports that both the truck in New Orleans and the Cybertruck may have been rented on the app Toro, although there's some conflicting reports on that. Elon Musk has responded online, saying he suspects this is a terror attack.

He wrote, they have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself. All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion. So lots of questions still to be answered there, including if there's a connection between these incidents. Indeed. Tim, thanks for reporting.

He wrote, they have now confirmed that the explosion was caused by very large fireworks and or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck and is unrelated to the vehicle itself. All vehicle telemetry was positive at the time of the explosion. So lots of questions still to be answered there, including if there's a connection between these incidents. Indeed. Tim, thanks for reporting.

Of course.

Of course.

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