Former DC homicide detective Ted Williams explains the latest updates on the New Orleans attack, the suspect’s inspiration for ISIS, and the investigation’s impact on other police departments and law enforcement.
Ford CEO Jim Farley responded Wednesday to the terrorist attack in New Orleans.
The terrorist attack occurred early Wednesday morning in New Orleanswhere the FBI said suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar plowed through a rented white Ford van down the city’s famous Bourbon Street amid New Year’s festivities, leaving 14 people dead and several dozen others injured.
“New Orleans…we are deeply saddened by this violent attack,” said the CEO of Ford wrote on X. “Our thoughts are with the victims and injured, their families and the rescuers.”
Ford “is and will continue to work in full cooperation with authorities,” Farley said.
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FBI Deputy Director Christopher Raia said Thursday that Jabbar “picked up the rented F-150 in Houston, Texas, on December 30” before heading to New Orleans.
A police officer patrols New Orleans’ French Quarter Thursday after an attack Wednesday by a man driving a truck on Bourbon Street. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images / Getty Images)
The rental of the vehicle was organized by The Turo platform.
Meanwhile, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with gasoline cans and fireworks mortars exploded the same day in Las Vegas. It was also rented through the platform.
A Turo spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News that the peer-to-peer car-sharing company was “heartbroken by the violence in New Orleans and Las Vegas.”
“We are actively cooperating with law enforcement authorities as they investigate both incidents. We do not believe the tenants involved in the Las Vegas and New Orleans attacks had criminal histories that would have identified them as a security threat We remain committed to maintaining the highest standards of risk management, through our world-class trust and security technologies and our teams which include experienced veterans. law enforcement,” said the Turo spokesperson.
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Raia said Thursday that “at this point there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas,” noting that it was “very early” in the investigation .
Police checkpoints are visible on and around Bourbon Street in New Orleans after a vehicle crashed into a crowd Wednesday. (Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas, died on Bourbon Street after an exchange of gunfire with the policeaccording to the FBI. The agency said an ISIS flag, weapons and a potential IED were found in his rented truck after the attack.
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Raia said the Bourbon Street suspect “posted multiple videos to an online platform proclaiming his support for ISIS” while traveling to New Orleans.
Margaret Kerkman contributed to this report.
