The brazen attack in the early hours of New Year’s Day claimed at least 15 lives in New Orleans’ famous French Quarter, and police say they’re looking for additional suspects.
At least 15 people were killed after man drove a truck drove through a New Orleans crowd early on New Year’s Day, the city’s coroner said late Wednesday, and federal authorities are searching for possible additional suspects.
The brazen attack, which injured dozens more people, is being investigated as an act of terrorism by the FBI. It forced the delay of a college football game and is drawing attention to security concerns in New Orleans, which is set to host the Super Bowl this year in a few weeks’ time.
At approximately 3:15 a.m. local time, a pickup truck plowed through New Year’s revellers along Bourbon and Canal streets in New Orleans’ popular French Quarter.
The driver then exited the vehicle and exchanged gunfire with police, who shot and killed the suspect. Two officers also sustained injuries but are in stable condition, according to Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD).
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