In the wake of the devastating New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street, New Orleans, law enforcement agencies are intensifying efforts to identify and apprehend additional suspects linked to the incident.
The primary assailant, identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, was fatally shot by police after he drove a pickup truck into a crowd, resulting in ten deaths and over thirty injuries.
Investigators have uncovered evidence suggesting that Jabbar did not act alone, Fox News reported.
A high-level source indicated that there are at least four to five other suspects involved in the planning and execution of this heinous act.
The FBI has taken the lead in this investigation, treating the incident as an act of terrorism.
The attack, which occurred at approximately 3:15 a.m. on January 1st, saw Jabbar, dressed in full military gear, maneuver his vehicle around barricades before plowing into the crowd.
After the vehicle came to a stop, he opened fire on responding officers, injuring two, who are now in stable condition. An ISIS flag was reportedly found in the truck.
Authorities are conducting a comprehensive grid search of the French Quarter, looking for any additional explosive devices and gathering evidence to identify accomplices.
Fox News reported:
Jabbar is a 42-year-old resident of Houston, Texas. Police shot and killed him after he crashed his pickup truck and began to shoot at officers.
A Glock handgun and .308 caliber rifle equipped with optics and a sensor were recovered from the crime scene, according to a high-level source familiar who was not authorized to discus details of the investigation publicly.
An ISIS flag was also found on the pickup truck.
There are at least four to five other suspects involved, the source said.
