FBI officials on Sunday provided an update on the investigation into last Wednesday's fatal truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
A man who declared support for the Islamic State killed 14 people and injured dozens
Watch FBI officials provide an update on the investigation into Wednesday's fatal truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
FBI officials on Sunday provided an update on the investigation into last Wednesday's fatal truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
A man drove a rented pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating New Year's in the city's French Quarter, killing 14 people and injuring dozens of others. The investigation qualifies as an act of terrorism.
A day after the rampage, the FBI concluded that the truck driver had acted alone, contradicting initial suspicions that he may have had accomplices.
Investigators say they are still looking into what motivated Shamsud-Din Jabbar to carry out the attack before he was killed by police in a shootout. The former U.S. Army soldier announced his support for the Islamic State militant group in videos posted online hours before the attack.
FBI official Christopher Raia said Thursday that investigators do not believe at this time that anyone other than the defendant was involved in the New Orleans truck attack, which he described as an “act of terrorism” that left 14 innocent people dead.
The victims were honored at a vigil in the city on Saturday evening, and US President Joe Biden plans to visit New Orleans on Monday to mourn the victims' families.
With files from the Associated Press