high alert after the unimaginable terror that took place here just the day before. 42 year old shamsudin jabar, a us born decorated army veteran, driving a rented truck onto bourbon street, killing 14 people and injuring 35 others before being fatally shot down by police on the scene. tonight, a clearer picture emerging as authorities try to piece together what led jabar to allegedly commit this heinous act and the possible security failures that may have contributed to the carnage. >> let me be very clear about this point. this was an act of terrorism. it was premeditated and an evil act. >> survivor jeremy censky, who was hit by the truck while in his wheelchair, talking to my colleague whit johnson from a hospital bed. >> i really did not know what the hell was going on. i just didn't know. i didn't know that i had been hit by anything. i thought it was an explosion. i mean, i'm alive. everything is good. i just feel bad for the people that didn't make it, man. >> authorities are now trying to determine how jabar was radicalized. >> good evening. i'm chamseddine jabar, property manager. >>

crowds along bourbon street, then jumped out and opened fire on police officers. 42 year old shamsudin jabar was then killed in a shootout with police. the fbi now believes jabar was also the person who planted two explosive devices near the scene, but those never went off. the fbi's investigation as of right now is confident at this stage, based on the information they have, that this is a lone actor. okay. this is a lone actor. therefore, we are confident that we can open bourbon s

vehicles and crime tape mark bourbon street in new orleans, where driver, believed to be 42 year old shamsudin jabarmmed a pickup truck into a new year's day crowd just after 3 a.m, dozens are injured and among the dead, 27 year old nicole perez. her friend tells abc news nicole leaves behind a four year old son. >> she was a great mother. she had just been promoted to the manager position at the store. she was so excited about the new position. she didn't have a car, she didn't have a lot of things, but she used to walk to work and she made sure even if it was raining, she'd get to work. >> federal officials say jabar is a us born citizen from texas and an army veteran who worked at the accounting and consulting firm deloitte. >> the fbi also reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired by isis expressing a desire to kill. >> the driver drove three blocks before crashing, then got out and fired at police with an assault rifle, according to officials. they add two officers were hurt before police shot and killed the suspect. witne

. >> the fbi says on tuesday, 42 year old shamsudin jabar drove a rented pickup truck from houston to new orleans. he'd posted social media videos pledging allegiance to isis, but investigators believe he acted alone. >> what i can tell you right now is that he was 100% inspired by isis. >> the fbi has now released a poster with new images of the suspect. it also shows a cooler with explosives they believe jabar placed on a new orleans street corner. >> we did obtain surveillance footage showing jabar placing the devices where they were found after speeding down bourbon street wednesday. >> jabar opened fire with an ar style rifle. officials admitting now that jabar defeated security by driving onto the sidewalk. new metal barricades were brought in to that same spot today. right now, abc news has learned that the fbi and department of homeland security are warning law enforcement across the country about the potential for copycat attacks. the bulletin is out of an abundance of caution, warning police to be on the lookout for fraudulent ids to rent vehicles. now, police in the bay are

investigators say shamsudin jabar drove a pickup truck into a crowd, killing 14 people and injuring at least two dozen others when he went around a police barricade and then sped down the street. the fbi says the army vet from texas also planted improvised explosive devices in the french quarter, and today there was heavy security in the area. >> you see behind us is what we call hardening the target. so we have brought in heavy trucks. you will see when you go down. bourbon. >> the fbi now says jabar posted five videos on his facebook account hours before the attack, in which he proclaimed his support for isis. police searched his home in texas today, as well as a new orleans rental property where bomb making materials were found. we're also learning new developments in the cybertruck explosion outside the trump hotel in las vegas. authorities say they have identified the driver as 37 year old matthew berger of colorado springs. authorities say berger had sustained what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. they also located remnants of a military id and a passpor

vehicles and crime tape mark bourbon street in new orleans, where driver, believed to be 42 year old shamsudin jabar, rammed a pickup truck into a new year's day crowd just after 3 a.m, dozens are injured and among the dead, 27 year old nicole perez. her friend tells abc news nicole leaves behind a four year old son. >> she was a great mother. she had just been promoted to the manager position at the store. she was so excited about the new position. she didn't have a car, she didn't have a lot of things, but she used to walk to work and she made sure even if it was raining, she'd get to work. >> federal officials say jabar is a us born citizen from texas and an army veteran who worked at the accounting and consulting firm deloitte. >> the fbi also reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired by isis expressing a desire to kill. >> the driver drove three blocks before crashing, then got out and fired at police with an assault rifle, according to officials. they add two officers were hurt before police shot and killed the suspect. w

crowds along bourbon street, then jumped out and opened fire on police officers. 42 year old shamsudin jabar was then killed in a shootout with police. the fbi now believes jabar was also the person who planted two explosive devices near the scene, but those never went off. the fbi's investigation as of right now is confident at this stage, based on the information they have, that this is a lone actor. okay. this is a lone actor. therefore, we are confident that we can open bourbon street. the fbi is tracing how the u.s. citizen from texas, who was an army veteran and served in afghanistan, could have become radicalized. trucks unloaded more substantial barriers on bourbon street this morng with new security measures in place. pedestrians were allowed to enter the famous street shortly after noon. at this point, investigators say they do not believe the bourbon street attack and a las vegas cybertruck explosion are connected. las vegas police say matthew lyles burger rented the cybertruck in colorado and then drove it to the trump international hotel on new year's day. the truck was filled w

high school friends of the suspect, shamsudin jabar, said he was quiet, with a bright disposition. a far cry from the man who police say now supported the terrorist group isis. nbc's jay gray is in new orleans with a sense of the city, new orleans, slowly trying to get back to some sense of normalcy after the attack here, bourbon reet, which opened to pedestrians a day ago, now open to vehicles. we've seen street sweepers, delivery trucks, garbage trucks, and now actual commuters coming through and driving on bourbon street for the first time since that terrible attack. let's talk a little bit about the investigation continues to be focused here in new orleans. at one point on the airbnb that was rented by the suspect, they're trying to piece together exactly what that piece of the puzzle is in this attack. and also at his home in houston, where overnight, we learned that investigators have uncovered what they describe as bomb making materials there. so that's something that they are adding to the evidence that they've recovered over the last couple of days. as this investigation m

. >> the fbi says on tuesday, 42 year old shamsudin jabar drove a rented pickup truck from houston to new orleans. he'd posted social media videos pledging allegiance to isis, but investigators believe he acted alone. >> what i can tell you right now is that he was 100% inspired by isis. >> the fbi has now released a poster with new images of the suspect. it also shows a cooler with explosives they believe jabar placed on a new orleans street corner. >> we did obtain surveillance footage showing jabar placing the devices where they were found after speeding down bourbon street wednesday. >> jabar opened fire with an ar style rifle. officials admitting now that jabar defeated security by driving onto the sidewalk. new metal barricades were brought in to that same spot today. right now, abc news has learned that the fbi and department of homeland security are warning law enforcement across the country about the potential for copycat attacks. the bulletin is out of an abundance of caution, warning police to be on the lookout for fraudulent ids to rent vehicles. now, police in the bay are

scrambling to dodge that white pickup truck the fbi says was driven by 42 year old texas born shamsudin jabarafter crashing into a crane and getting into a shootout with police. this photo showing the truck and a black wheelchair belonging to jeremy sankey, who was knocked to the ground. i'm screaming. and finally somebody came over to me and just looked at me and said, listen, we know you're hurt, but you're alive. that's what they said to me. you're alive. but his legs were broken, and tonight he's still in shock over the killings. i'm not against anybody like that. i love everybody. i love everybody, and i just can't believe that that would happen. 14 people killed in the attack. dozens more injured and hospitalized. authorities now searching jabar houston home, as well as a residence where he stayed in new orleans, locating three cell phones and two laptops. and tonight, piecing together more information about the man who had an isis flag on the truck he used in the attack. we now know he was an army veteran who at one point deployed to afghanistan, worked as a realtor, property manager,

this investigation, officials are trying to figure out how the suspect, us born army veteran shamsudin jabarcame an isis sympathizer. >> what i can tell you right now is that he was 100% inspired by isis. >> authorities now believe jabar acted alone in the bourbon street attack, planting explosives and ramming a rented pickup truck into a crowd. but they're unsure if he was radicalized online, on his own or recruited. new video shows the moment people began running for their lives after the driver turned onto bourbon street. dozens are still recovering, with injuries among those killed. 18 year old kareem badawi, a freshman at the university of alabama. >> a fun loving guy, uh- never looked for the center of attention. he was always there, though, just because he was a positive guy and well-liked. >> and 26 year old drew dauphin celebrating the new year with his younger brother, matthew. >> everybody that knows drew and knows matthew, they were they were one. they were best friends. drew lived in birmingham, but he would go to the lake every weekend to be with his brother. >> 36 hours after

this investigation, officials are trying to figure out how the suspect, us born army veteran shamsudin jabarn isis sympathizer. >> what i can tell you right now is that he was 100% inspired by isis. >> authorities now believe jabar acted alone in the bourbon street attack, planting explosives and ramming a rented pickup truck into a crowd. but they're unsure if he was radicalized online, on his own or recruited. new video shows the moment people began running for their lives after the driver turned onto bourbon street. dozens are still recovering, with injuries among those killed. 18 year old kareem badawi, a freshman at the university of alabama. >> a fun loving guy, uh- never looked for the center of attention. he was always there, though, just because he was a positive guy and well-liked. >> and 26 year old drew dauphin celebrating the new year with his younger brother, matthew. >> everybody that knows drew and knows matthew, they were they were one. they were best friends. drew lived in birmingham, but he would go to the lake every weekend to be with his brother. >> 36 hours after the tr

fbi launching an investigation into the man behind the deadly new orleans attack, 42 year old shamsudin jabarrmy veteran and us born citizen from texas. he served in afghanistan more than a decade ago, from february 2009 to january 2010. since 2021, jabar worked at the accounting firm deloitte. the company saying, quote, we are outraged by the shameful and senseless act of violence and are doing all we can to assist authorities in their investigation. as the investigation continues, among the top priorities of authorities are to find out what, if any, ties are there to isis beyond the flag. authorities recovered from his truck that he used as a battering ram. >> an isis flag was located on the trailer hitch of the vehicle, and the fbi is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations. >> also, officials are openly expressing their concern that jabar had help. sources say they believe jabar was radicalized in the last few years, and that the war in gaza may have further radicalized him. his former classmate is in disbelief. >> it's that'

at this point that anyone else involved in this attack is involved in this attack, except for shamsudin jabar. investigators believe jabar picked up the rented f-150 in houston, texas, on december 30th. >> louisiana's attorney general says investigators believe the nearby home may have been used to assemble explosives. there was a house fire there, so we also believe that they were trying to get rid of evidence. the driver of the truck, a 42 year old american citizen, steered around a blockade before slamming into the crowd. police, now facing questions about the lack of barriers in the area, which were being repaired ahead of the super bowl. they're also facing calls to further postpone the sugar bowl scheduled for this afternoon. >> we believe that the city i'm convinced that the city is safe as the investigation continues. >> police in las vegas are investigating the explosion of a tesla cybertruck on wednesday for possible connections to the new orleans attack. >> if he wanted to kill people in las vegas, he would have taken that truck somewhere else. their mirror. opposite intentions. >>

and we're learning more about the suspect, 42 year old shamsudin jabar, who says he was inspired by isis and expressed a chilling desire to kill. now, before mowing down innocent new year's eve revelers, investigators say he had posted a series of alarming videos on social media. >> did you know who he was? have you seen him at all? >> well, i seen him, obviously. he's my neighbor. was my neighbor. >> what was he like? >> like calm, collect. don't talk much. very private person, you know. don't interrupt us. we don't interrupt him. >> was he acting strange at all, or was it like any other encounter? no. how long was he living here for? >> he was living here for a year and a half. almost, almost. >> how long had the white truck been here? >> only one night. >> there were five videos posted on jabbar's facebook account, which are timestamped beginning at 1:29 a.m. and the last at 3:02 a.m. in the first video, jabar explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends, but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the, quote, war between the believers and the disbelievers

, well, the driver behind the new orleans terrorist attack has been identified as 42 year old shamsudin jabarhe was born and raised in beaumont, texas, and jabar had over ten years of military service, serving as an it and hr specialist for the u.s. army. so what happened? that's the question now, president biden came out moments ago and said that the attacker was, quote, inspired by isis. as you just heard garrett say, he had multiple videos on social media praising the terrorist state and expressing a desire to kill. jabar also had an isis flag that was found on the trailer hitch of his truck. it was a truck that he rented through the car rental app. two explosive devices were also found inside of his vehicle and throughout the french quarter neighborhood of new orleans, including one found in a cooler wired to a remote control that was found in the vehicle. the wall street journal is reporting that a house fire in the new orleans neighborhood may also have been related to the attack. jabar was reportedly caught on ring camera late last night, unloading boxes from that very same truck. it i

so tonight, terror in new orleans just after 3 a.m, an apparent islamic extremist named shamsudin jabar was behind the wheel of a white pickup truck loaded with weapons, potential explosives, explosives and festooned with an isis flag. when he drove around police barricades and onto bourbon street, where jabar rammed into a crowd of revelers celebrating the new year. after crashing, jabar then exchanged fire with police and was killed in the shootout, but not before he was able to murder at least 15 innocent people while injuring dozens of others, including two responding police officers. but according to the authorities, jabar did not act alone as police are now on the hunt for a range of suspects and are investigating multiple possible other explosive devices placed around new orleans. here now, with the very latest from new orleans, garrett tenney is with us. garrett. >> yeah, tammy, one of the top priorities for investigators right now is determining whether or not jabar acted alone in planning out or carrying out this attack, because if he didn't, that would mean there would still

the fbi says 42 year old shamsudin jabar was inspired by the islamic state. the agency says it is now confident, though, that he did not have any direct ties to isis and that he did act alone. investigators are closely examining his recent social media posts in their search for answers. >> it's going to help everybody, not just us, but nationally, to understand, you know, what drives conduct like this. we still have to plan for it, because you just never really know who is going to be the person who snaps. >> the fbi has also issued a bulletin to law enforcement agencies across the country. it warns of the risk of a copycat attack, similar to the tragedy in new orleans. and president biden and the first lady will travel to new orleans on monday. they're going to meet with the dozens of families whose lives have been changed forever by this deadly terrorist attack in the city's french quarter. a memorial for the 14 people who died continues to grow along bourbon street, where that terrorist nightmare unfolded early new year's day. and many of those victims fam

police blockade and sped through the streets, striking a crowd of pedestrians. 42 year old shamsudin bahadur jabaras killed in a shootout with new orleans police that injured two officers. guns and pipe bombs were found in the truck. tonight, president biden shed light on a possible motive. >> the fbi also reported to me that mere hours before the attack, he posted videos on social media indicating that he was inspired by isis, expressing a desire to kill. the desire to kill a flag representing the islamic state was found on the truck's tow hitch. >> the fbi is investigating any ties between the suspect and the terror group. you're watching ktvu, fox two news at 630. the fbi is also investigating a deadly explosion of a tesla cybertruck in las vegas as potential terrorism. the blast happened in front of the trump international hotel. this morning. we get more now from reporter adriana shepard from our sister station in las vegas. >> las vegas metro sheriff kevin mcmahill said he's surprised this even happened at all this morning. given the police department's success protecting the city throughout