NEW ORLEANS -- Law enforcement agencies are expanding their investigation into the New Year's ramming attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street which killed 14 people and injured dozens more in the early hours of Wednesday.
City and federal officials said an Army veteran -- identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42 -- was "hell-bent" on killing as many people as possible. The suspect drove a pickup truck around a parked police car serving as a barricade and plowed into crowds of revelers, officials said.
The alleged attacker then exited the damaged vehicle armed with an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement officials said. Jabbar was also armed with a handgun, sources told ABC News.
Officers returned fire, killing Jabbar, a U.S.-born citizen from Texas, sources said.
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The FBI shared a timeline of events on Thursday of Shamsud-Din Jabbar's movements leading up to the attack and the investigation.
Before summer 2024: Shamsud-Din Jabbar allegedly joins ISIS
Dec 30: Shamsud-Din Jabbar picks up rented Ford F15 in Houston, Texas
Dec 31: Jabbar drives rented truck from Houston to New Orleans, Louisiana. The drive is approximately five and a half hours, spanning over 340 miles.
Jan 1 at 1:29 a.m. CT: Jabbar posts five timestamped videos to an online platform between 1:29 a.m. and 3:02 a.m., where he allegedly proclaims his support for ISIS.
In the first video, he explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the "war between the believers and the disbelievers."
This is also when he states that he joined ISIS before the summer.
He also provided a last will and testament.
Jan 1 at 2:03 a.m. CT: Surveillance footage shows Jabbar as he walked along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street. He is dressed in a light brown long coat, a dark-colored button-down shirt, blue jeans and what appears to be brown dress shoes. The FBI says Jabbar is seen placing devices inside coolers near Bourbon Street before the attack. They believe he acted along and changed clothes, law enforcement officials say.
Jan 1 at 3:02 a.m. CT: Jabbar posts his last of the five videos.
Jan 1 at 3:15 a.m. CT: Jabbar opened fire after ramming pedestrians on Bourbon Street.
Jan 1: Following the attack, authorities recovered two improvised explosive devices left in coolers in the Bourbon Street area, the FBI said. Those were the only devices recovered and both were rendered safe.
Jan 1: In the aftermath of the deadly incident, family members and friends have begun identifying the 14 people killed on Bourbon Street.
Jan 2: Jabbar's divorces and financial difficulties come to light. The records also show that after his military service, Jabbar worked for Deloitte as he aimed to grow his own fledgling real estate business.
Jan 2: Bourbon Street crime scene turned back over to City of New Orleans.
Jan 2: Bomb-making materials linked to the suspect were recovered by FBI agents and local law enforcement at Jabbar's last known residence in Houston, Texas, sources confirmed to ABC News. The items found were also referred to as "precursor chemicals" by agents in the field, sources said. The items were found when agents executed a search warrant at Jabbar's home in the small community of Greenspoint, in north Houston.
The death toll from the vehicle ramming attack in New Orleans has climbed to 15, multiple law enforcement sources told ABC News and Rep. Troy Carter confirmed in a live interview.
Officials are expected to say more in an upcoming news conference.
The subject in the New Orleans truck attack has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran from Texas, according to the FBI.
Jabbar was driving a Ford pickup truck, which appears to have been rented, officials said.
An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations.
Weapons and a potential IED were located in the subject's vehicle, the FBI said.
Two Israeli nationals were injured in the attack in New Orleans, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said in a statement.
The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Israeli Consulate General in Houston are "in contact with the hospitals and the families of the injured," the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman said.
A representative of the Israeli Consulate in Houston and the Southwest is "on his way to New Orleans," at the direction of the Israeli Foreign Minister, the spokesman added.
"It is reported that two Israeli citizens were injured in the ramming and shooting incident in the French Quarter in New Orleans. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate General in Houston are in contact with the hospitals and the families of the injured. At the direction of Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar, a representative of the consulate is on his way to New Orleans," the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said.
Notre Dame and Georgia were set to play in the Sugar Bowl Wednesday night in New Orleans. Both teams released a statement following a deadly attack on Bourbon Street.
"We are aware of the incident this morning in New Orleans and are working with law enforcement and others to determine the full scope and impact of the tragedy," Notre Dame said in a statement.
Georgia echoed those sentiments.
"We are horrified and saddened by the senseless act of violence that occurred in the early hours of New Year's Day in New Orleans. University personnel are working to determine if any UGA students, faculty, staff, alumni or fans were among the victims. We offer our deepest condolences to all the victims and their families, and we stand in solidarity with the New Orleans community."
It was not clear Wednesday morning if the game would still go on, but officials said it was expected to go as planned.
