Former D.C. homicide detective Ted Williams explains the latest updates on the New Orleans attack, the ISIS suspect’s inspiration and how the investigation could impact 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 OrleansThe FBI said that the suspect, Shams al-Din Jabbar, rammed a rented white Ford pickup truck on the city’s famous Bourbon Street amid New Year’s celebrations. It led to the death of 14 people and the injury of dozens of others.
“New Orleans…we are deeply saddened by this violent attack.” CEO of Ford “Our thoughts are with the victims, the injured, their families and emergency responders,” he wrote on the X.
Farley said Ford “is working and will continue to work in full cooperation with authorities.”
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FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raya said Thursday that Jabbar “picked up the chartered F-150 in Houston, Texas, on December 30” before flying to New Orleans.
A police officer patrols the French Quarter in New Orleans on Thursday after an attack by a man driving a truck on Bourbon Street on Wednesday. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Car rental was arranged through Toro platform.
Meanwhile, a Tesla Cybertruck loaded with gasoline canisters and fireworks mortars exploded on the same day in Las Vegas. It was also rented via the platform.
A Toro spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News that the peer-to-peer car-sharing company was “saddened by the violence committed in New Orleans and Las Vegas.”
“We are actively cooperating with law enforcement as they investigate both incidents. We do not believe that any of the tenants involved in the Las Vegas and New Orleans attacks had a criminal background that would identify them as a security threat. We remain committed to maintaining security,” the spokesperson said. In Turo’s name: “The highest standards in risk management, thanks to our world-class trust and safety technologies and teams that include experienced former law enforcement professionals.”
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Raya said Thursday that “at this point there is no specific link between the attack here in New Orleans and the attack that occurred in Las Vegas,” noting that the investigation is “very early.”
Police checkpoints were seen on and around Bourbon Street in New Orleans after a car plowed into a crowd of people on Wednesday. (Pat Little/Anadolu via Getty Images/Getty Images)
Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, died on Bourbon Street after the shootout With the policeaccording to the FBI. The agency said that an ISIS flag, weapons and a possible explosive device were discovered in his rented truck after the attack.
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Raya said the Bourbon Street suspect “posted several videos on an online platform declaring his support for ISIS” while on his way to New Orleans.
Margaret Kirkman contributed to this report.
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