10 killed as man drives pickup truck into New Orleans crowd

At least 10 people were killed when a man drove a pickup truck with an ISIS flag attached into a crowd of New Year's revelers early Wednesday on Bourbon Street in New Orleans' famed French Quarter.

Thirty-three people also were injured when the suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, of Texas, drove into the crowd before he was shot and killed by police around 3:15 am Central time on Wednesday. Some news reports put the death toll at 15.

Investigators also found guns and pipe bombs, which were hidden inside coolers, according to a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press. The bulletin said that both devices were wired for remote detonation, and a remote control was discovered inside the suspect's truck.

Jabbar was killed after he left the vehicle and opened fire on officers, police said. Two officers in addition to the 33 people injured were shot and were in stable condition, the AP reported.

"An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations," the FBI headquarters said in a statement.

"We do not believe that Jabbar was solely responsible," Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's New Orleans field office, said at a news conference.

"We are aggressively running down every lead, including of those of his known associates."

Jabbar reportedly served in the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged, according to the Daily Mail.

New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno said the suspect was wearing full military gear, reported nola.com, a city news website.

The Sugar Bowl, a college football playoff game between Notre Dame and Georgia, which had been scheduled for Wednesday evening at the Superdome in New Orleans, was postponed for 24 hours. Many supporters of both teams were in the city for the game, and at least one was hurt in the attack.

"At this point, we have learned that a University of Georgia student was critically injured in the attack and is receiving medical treatment," university President Jere W. Morehead posted on X.

City Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said the driver was "hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did".

"It was very intentional behavior. This man was trying to run over as many people as he could," Kirkpatrick said. "We had barriers there. We had officers there, and they still got around. We did indeed have a plan, but the terrorist defeated it."

New Orleans Police Captain LeJon Roberts said officers had a car placed over the wedge of the bollards, The New York Times reported.

"This particular terrorist drove on to the sidewalk, behind the police car to gain access to the 100 block of Bourbon Street," Roberts said.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said he would mobilize a 100-member military police company from the Louisiana National Guard after the attack, nola.com reported.

"It is important for our citizens and guests of this state to know that we're doing everything we can to secure their safety and the city," he said.