The suspect in the New Orleans attack has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsuddin Jabbar, who killed 10 people on New Year’s Eve.
Police said the suspect deliberately drove a truck into the crowd and opened fire, injuring at least 35 others.
Earlier, New Orleans Police Chief Ann Kirkpatrick said the man drove a pickup truck along Bourbon Street at around 03:15 (09:15 GMT) “very fast … running as many people as possible.” Tried”. He crashed, then shot and wounded two policemen.
The FBI said in a statement that it was “working with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism”. The agency added that the suspect has been killed.
Kirkpatrick said the man was “obsessed with the carnage and the damage he did”.
The attack took place in New Orleans’ French Quarter – a bustling nightspot popular with locals and tourists.
Wyatt Davis, from Shreveport, Louisiana, was at a bar with friends when “people started running and getting under tables like it was an active shooter drill.”
“Everyone was in complete shock,” he added.
“I visit New Orleans often and I’ve never seen anything close to this bad.”
Jim and Nicole Maurer, who were visiting New Orleans from Iowa, told CBS News, the BBC’s US news partner, that they saw the truck come to a stop at high speed and then heard gunshots and crashes.
He tried to help those he thought were injured but realized the victims had died.
A hotel worker told CBS that he was closing up for the evening when he looked out the window and saw “a lot of bodies on the ground”.
“The truck was speeding. I immediately ran down to see if there were any people I could help and unfortunately some people were killed during the incident.”
He added that the scene was simply terrifying.
FBI Special Agent Althea Duncan, who is leading the investigation, said an improvised explosive device was also found at the scene and that they were working to confirm whether it was “viable.” “is
Law enforcement officials later told CBS they were investigating whether the suspect was affiliated with or inspired by a foreign terrorist organization.
The suspect was wearing body armor at the time of the attack and a long gun was recovered at the scene, CBS reported, citing sources familiar with the investigation.
US President Joe Biden told reporters his reaction was one of “anger and frustration”.
The White House said Mr. Biden called the city’s mayor this morning to offer “full federal support.”
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry said in a post on X that he was “praying for all the victims and first responders on the scene”.
“This morning there was a horrific act of violence on Bourbon Street,” Landry wrote.