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WDSU: 10 dead, dozens hurt after driver intentionally plows into Bourbon Street crowd in New Orleans - suspect dead
Last edited Wed Jan 1, 2025, 11:25 AM - Edit history (17)
WDSU - 10 dead, dozens hurt after driver intentionally plows into Bourbon Street crowd (New Orleans)
Updated: 9:08 AM CST Jan 1, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — At least 10 people are dead and 35 others hurt after a car plowed into a crowd at Bourbon and Iberville Streets in New Orleans on New Year's Day.
Sources say the suspect in the attack has been killed possibly by a New Orleans Police officer.
What we know about the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans
It happened around 3:15 a.m. toward the end of New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans and hours before the kickoff of the AllState Bowl, a college football quarterfinal held in the city’s Caesars Superdome, with thousands expected to be in attendance.
Related: Deadly attack casts shadow on Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
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Suspicious Devices
A Louisiana State Trooper flagged the suspicious device and called special units to investigate.
Mayor Latoya Cantrell called the incident a terrorist attack and said she had been in contact with the White House.
NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said a man drove a pickup around barricades and down Bourbon Street at a high rate of speed. "This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could," she said. "He was hellbent on creating the carnage that he did."
Additionally, two officers were shot, she said. Conditions of those officers were not immediately available.
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Updated: 9:08 AM CST Jan 1, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — At least 10 people are dead and 35 others hurt after a car plowed into a crowd at Bourbon and Iberville Streets in New Orleans on New Year's Day.
Sources say the suspect in the attack has been killed possibly by a New Orleans Police officer.
What we know about the New Year's Day attack in New Orleans
It happened around 3:15 a.m. toward the end of New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans and hours before the kickoff of the AllState Bowl, a college football quarterfinal held in the city’s Caesars Superdome, with thousands expected to be in attendance.
Related: Deadly attack casts shadow on Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
/snip/
Suspicious Devices
A Louisiana State Trooper flagged the suspicious device and called special units to investigate.
Mayor Latoya Cantrell called the incident a terrorist attack and said she had been in contact with the White House.
NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said a man drove a pickup around barricades and down Bourbon Street at a high rate of speed. "This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could," she said. "He was hellbent on creating the carnage that he did."
Additionally, two officers were shot, she said. Conditions of those officers were not immediately available.
/snip
WSDU Live:
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I turned on Steve as soon as I heard about it. He's my go-to for stories like this 
since that's the common excuse when an American kills a lot of Americans like this.
Or to prevent people from panicking. 
Hell of a way to start the new year. 
I know you know where the call letters are from 
Intentionally killing Americans, shooting at police, IEDs,
CBS News - Man intentionally slams truck into crowd in New Orleans, killing 10 and injuring dozens; suspect dead
By Tucker Reals
Updated on: January 1, 2025 / 9:07 AM EST / CBS News
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Jim and Nicole Mowrer were in New Orleans visiting from Iowa and witnessed the incident. Nicole told CBS News they had watched the city's fireworks display and were enjoying the New Year's Day atmosphere in the French Quarter when they heard crashing noises coming from down the street. They said they then saw a white truck slam through a barricade "at a high rate of speed."
The Mowrers said they heard gunshots after the crashing noises and went to try to help people they found wounded, but realized the victims had died.
"We were pretty, pretty close to where it started," she said, estimating that the truck hit people only about a block away from where they had been walking.
"Once it was past us, we did hear gunfire, saw police running that direction," Nicole said. "Once the gunfire stopped, we stayed in the alcove until the gunfire stopped, came out into the street, and came across a lot of — several people who had been hit, [we] wanted to see what we could do to help."
The Mowrers said the victims they saw had injuries from the truck impact, and they did not see any apparent gunshot wounds. They said they left the area once emergency responders started arriving.
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By Tucker Reals
Updated on: January 1, 2025 / 9:07 AM EST / CBS News
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Jim and Nicole Mowrer were in New Orleans visiting from Iowa and witnessed the incident. Nicole told CBS News they had watched the city's fireworks display and were enjoying the New Year's Day atmosphere in the French Quarter when they heard crashing noises coming from down the street. They said they then saw a white truck slam through a barricade "at a high rate of speed."
The Mowrers said they heard gunshots after the crashing noises and went to try to help people they found wounded, but realized the victims had died.
"We were pretty, pretty close to where it started," she said, estimating that the truck hit people only about a block away from where they had been walking.
"Once it was past us, we did hear gunfire, saw police running that direction," Nicole said. "Once the gunfire stopped, we stayed in the alcove until the gunfire stopped, came out into the street, and came across a lot of — several people who had been hit, [we] wanted to see what we could do to help."
The Mowrers said the victims they saw had injuries from the truck impact, and they did not see any apparent gunshot wounds. They said they left the area once emergency responders started arriving.
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• Texas license plate
• WTF is under the coat? A flag? Who flies large flags on their trucks, eh? 🤔
On edit: It might not be a coat draped over the flag - some RW sources on X
say it might be an ISIS flag. Still a mystery though.
I knew something like this was going to happen . Going to DUnt check if the orange snail shit had gone South. Nope that prick is still here. But far worse transpires.. t was concerned about NYs Square 
Aishah Hasnie
NEWS -
Federal law enforcement sources tell FOX, the NOLA truck came through Eagle Pass, Texas two days ago. The suspect's citizenship status is not yet confirmed.
Per @davidspunt @GriffJenkins
Last edited 10:52 AM · Jan 1, 2025
NEWS -
Federal law enforcement sources tell FOX, the NOLA truck came through Eagle Pass, Texas two days ago. The suspect's citizenship status is not yet confirmed.
Per @davidspunt @GriffJenkins
Last edited 10:52 AM · Jan 1, 2025
On edit: Did he immediately register his truck in TX? It had TX plates.
On edit: Truck might've been a rental?
(you have to click "watch it on YouTube" to view it).