NOLA car attacker IDd

At least 10 people are dead and nearly three dozen were injured early Wednesday morning when a suspect driving a truck plowed into crowds on Bourbon Street on New Year's Day, and officials are investigating the incident as a possible terrorist attack.



The suspect, who allegedly shot at police, was killed at the scene. He was identified Wednesday as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar.

The mass casualty event comes at a busy time in New Orleans when thousands were celebrating the New Year's Day holiday in the French Quarter, and others were in town for Wednesday night's Sugar Bowl game.


Here's where the incident occurred and what streets are blocked:
The truck reportedly barreled down Bourbon Street and struck people along the roadway in three blocks between Canal and Conti streets, according to New Orleans police.
The truck stopped after apparently crashing into a crane while driving downriver in the 300 block of Bourbon Street, based on photos.
In the hours after the incident, the city of New Orleans has closed the area from Dauphine to Royal, between Canal and Dumaine. Drivers and pedestrians should avoid the area.



There should have been barriers called bollards at Canal and Bourbon streets for the New Year's holiday, but those were not deployed because they were being repaired, the city said.

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