A driver crashed his pickup truck into a New Orleans crowd celebrating New Year\u2019s Day and opened fire, killing at least 10 people and injuring more than 35, in an attack the FBI said it was investigating as an act of terrorism. \u201cThis man was trying to run over as many people as he could,\u201d Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick said at a televised press conference on Wednesday. \u201cHe was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did.\u201d The incident at 2:15pm PKT (9:15am GMT) occurred at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Streets during New Year\u2019s celebrations, the city said in a statement. Bourbon Street is a historic tourist destination in the city\u2019s French Quarter, known for attracting large crowds with its music and bars. Kirkpatrick said the driver fired at police and struck two police officers from the vehicle after it crashed. The officers are in stable condition, she added. The driver died following the shootout with police, officials said. \u201cWe know the perpetrator has been killed,\u201d said New Orleans City Councilman Oliver Thomas. \u201cAs we search for a motive, remember there is no making sense of evil.\u201d There was no immediate word on the driver\u2019s identity. More than 300 officers were on duty at the time of the incident, police said. The city hosts the Sugar Bowl, a classic American college football game, each New Year\u2019s Day, and will also be the site of the NFL Super Bowl on February 9. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called the incident a \u201cterrorist attack.\u201d Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI\u2019s New Orleans field office, said: \u201cThis is not a terrorist event.\u201d Later the FBI said in a statement that \u201cwe are working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism.\u201d Duncan said a suspected improvised explosive device was found and the FBI was working to determine if it was viable. A verified video taken by an onlooker shows at least two twisted bodies in the street, with one of them lying in what appears to be a puddle of blood. A bystander is seen kneeling over one of the bodies as a group of uniformed military personnel in green uniforms and carrying firearms runs past. President Joe Biden was briefed on the attack and the White House was in touch with the mayor to offer support, the White House said in a statement. A couple told CBS News that they heard crashing noises coming from down the street and then saw a white truck slam through a barricade \u201cat a high rate of speed\u201d. \u201cA horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning,\u201d the governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, said on X, urging people to stay away from the area where the attack took place. The injured have been taken to at least five different hospitals, according to NOLA Ready, the city\u2019s emergency preparedness department. The incident occurred at the intersection of Canal and Bourbon Streets during New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations, the New York Times reported. A couple told CBS News that they heard crashing noises coming from down the street and they then saw a white truck slam through a barricade \u201cat a high rate of speed\u201d. New Orleans has seen shootings and cars colliding with crowds at past parades. In November 2024, two people were killed and 10 others injured in two separate shootings along a New Orleans parade route and celebration attended by thousands, local media reported. In February 2017, a pickup truck driven by a man who police said appeared to be highly intoxicated ploughed into a crowd of spectators watching the main Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans, injuring more than 20 people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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