Law enforcement reportedly has identified the suspect in Wednesday morning's Bourbon Street terrorist attack. That suspect, officials say, was carrying an Islamic State flag when he committed the atrocity.
According to our partners at NOLA.com, anonymous law enforcement sources say the suspect is Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42. He is accused of speeding a pickup truck down Bourbon Street into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year, killing 10 people and leaving 35 others in the hospital. Responding police officers shot and killed Din Jabbar after he allegedly shot at them.
The law enforcement source said that Din Jabbar was carrying the flag of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, in his truck.
News outlets in Texas are reporting that law enforcement officials there traced the pickup truck, which had Texas plates, to Pasadena, Texas, a Houston suburb. Officials there are reportingly trying to find out from what dealership the truck was purchased.
New Orleans police and federal authorities are expected to release more details at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
https://www.audacy.com/wwl/news/local/report-terror-attack-suspect-carrying-islamic-state-flag
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