At least 10 people were killed and 30 were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter on New Year’s Day.Here’s what we know and don’t know.What we know:• The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. at Bourbon and Iberville streets near the end of New Year’s celebrations and hours before the AllState Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome.• The New Orleans Police Superintendent said the suspect drove a pickup truck around barricades at a high speed and was “hellbent on creating carnage that he did.• The suspect fired on officers, injuring two of them after crashing the vehicle. The two officers are reported to be in stable condition• An improvised explosive device was also found, though it was not clear if the device was found in the vehicle or elsewhere.• The FBI is leading the investigation.What we don’t know:• Authorities have not identified the suspect. Sources told several news outlets that the suspect is dead.• Authorities did not disclose a motive for the incident.• New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called the incident a “terrorist attack,” and the city’s police chief said the act was clearly intentional. But an assistant FBI agent in charge declared that it was “not a terrorist event.” The news conference ended before authorities could reconcile the two characterizations.The Associated Press contributed to this story.
At least 10 people were killed and 30 were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans’ French Quarter on New Year’s Day.
Here’s what we know and don’t know.
What we know:
• The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. at Bourbon and Iberville streets near the end of New Year’s celebrations and hours before the AllState Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome.
• The New Orleans Police Superintendent said the suspect drove a pickup truck around barricades at a high speed and was “hellbent on creating carnage that he did.
• The suspect fired on officers, injuring two of them after crashing the vehicle. The two officers are reported to be in stable condition
• An improvised explosive device was also found, though it was not clear if the device was found in the vehicle or elsewhere.
• The FBI is leading the investigation.
What we don’t know:
• Authorities have not identified the suspect. Sources told several news outlets that the suspect is dead.
• Authorities did not disclose a motive for the incident.
• New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called the incident a “terrorist attack,” and the city’s police chief said the act was clearly intentional. But an assistant FBI agent in charge declared that it was “not a terrorist event.” The news conference ended before authorities could reconcile the two characterizations.
The Associated Press contributed to this story.
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