At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured after a driver plowed a car into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans in the early morning on New Year’s Day.
City officials said 35 injured people, including a police officer, have been transported to five local hospitals.
The FBI has said it is investigating Wednesday’s attack as an act of terrorism and does not believe the suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar acted alone.
Jabbar was killed in a brief shootout with police after crashing his vehicle.
Who Is Shamsud-Din Jabbar
The FBI identified the driver as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas and Army veteran who was inspired by the Islamic State.
The half-brother of the terrorist suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar blamed radicalization for the attack on New Year’s Day in New Orleans.
Fox News spoke with Abdur Rahim-Jabbar in Beaumont, Texas, where they grew up alongside three additional siblings.
Abdur said that they grew up Muslim, along with his whole family. He said that Jabbar stepped away from Islam, but found his way back following his 2022 divorce.
Jabbar struggled to find himself throughout his life, his half-brother told Fox News. He said that his half-brother joined the army to “find something, to set him straight, ground him, and maybe find a viable career path.”
Following Jabbar’s two divorces, his brother said that he was “looking for some type of guidance.”
His half-brother blamed radicalization for the attack and said that he did not see any signs prior to the attack, as well as expressing his condolences for the 15 lives lost.
He said this “was not a direct reflection of his brother and the Muslim community.”
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