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New Orleans attack: Suspect's travel to Egypt under investigation

The suspect in the truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens on New Orleans' Bourbon street on New Year's had traveled to Egypt in 2023 for about a month.
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A man reacts as he prays at a memorial on Bourbon Street after it reopened to the public on Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans.
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New Orleans truck attacker acted alone in heinous attack that killed 14

The individual responsible for the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans acted alone, according to an FBI official.
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VIDEO:  New Orleans truck attacker acted alone in heinous attack that killed 14
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New Orleans attack latest: Authorities probe attacker's 'radicalization' process

The suspect in the truck attack that killed 14 and injured dozens on New Orleans' Bourbon street on New Year's had traveled to Egypt in 2023 for about a month.
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Police officers stand guard at the entrance of Bourbon Street, near to a makeshift memorial for the victims two days after a New Year's Day truck attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan. 3, 2025.
January 4, 2025 at 6:23 AM

Investigators probe how New Orleans attack suspect became radicalized

Suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar traveled to Egypt alone for about a month in 2023, his half-brother told ABC News. His foreign trip is part of the investigation, according to officials.
January 4, 2025 at 6:23 AM
VIDEO: Investigators probe how New Orleans attack suspect became radicalized
January 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM

'So beautiful and full of life': What we know about victims of New Orleans attack

Family members and friends have begun identifying the 14 people who died in the truck-ramming attack early Wednesday morning on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
January 4, 2025 at 4:23 AM
In this photo released by the Dauphin family, Drew Dauphin is shown.
January 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM

Officials were told Bourbon Street was vulnerable to car-ramming attack

New Orleans city leaders were warned in a 2019 confidential physical security assessment that tourist-packed Bourbon Street was vulnerable to a vehicle-ramming attack.
January 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Officials were told Bourbon Street was vulnerable to car-ramming attack
January 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM

Latest updates on deadly New Orleans terror attack

ABC News’ Christiane Cordero and Aaron Katersky break down the latest on the ongoing investigation into the deadly New Orleans attack.
January 4, 2025 at 2:01 AM
VIDEO: Latest updates on deadly New Orleans terror attack
January 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM

Remembering victims of the deadly New Orleans attack

ABC News’ Trevor Ault shares the latest as families remember those impacted by the deadly terror attack in New Orleans.
January 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
VIDEO: Remembering victims of the deadly New Orleans attack
January 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM

New Orleans officials were warned Bourbon Street was vulnerable to car-ramming

New Orleans city leaders were warned in a 2019 confidential physical security assessment that Bourbon Street was vulnerable to a vehicle-ramming attack.
January 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
A barrier is seen on Royal Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon streets, Jan. 1, 2025.
January 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM

Tributes pour in for victims of New Orleans attack

Investigators are pouring over hundreds of hours of surveillance footage to learn what led up to the deadly terror attack on New Year’s Day.
January 3, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Tributes pour in for victims of New Orleans attack
January 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM

Music brings New Orleans’ French Quarter back to life

Once the French Quarter reopened Thursday morning, street musicians again filled the streets following the tragic event that left 14 people dead.
January 3, 2025 at 9:31 PM
VIDEO: Restaurant owner saved people from deadly New Orleans attack
January 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM

Monsignor Christopher Nalty shares message of faith

On this Faith Friday, Monsignor Christopher Nalty of the Archdiocese of New Orleans shares a message of faith, hope and resilience.
January 3, 2025 at 8:31 PM
VIDEO: Monsignor Christopher Nalty shares message of faith
January 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM

New Orleans attacker acted alone: FBI

Authorities no longer believe there are any other suspects involved in the New Year's truck attack that killed 14 people and injured 35 others, the FBI said Thursday.
January 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
New Orleans attacker acted alone: FBI
January 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM

New Orleans police say they didn't anticipate vehicular attack would thwart security

The suspect in the deadly New Orleans attack drove around a police car and onto the sidewalk before plowing into pedestrians, police said.
January 3, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Members of the FBI and New Orleans Police work the scene on Bourbon Street after a person allegedly drove into a crowd in the early morning hours of New Year's Day on January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
January 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM

'I'm happy to be alive, man': Paralyzed man recalls New Orleans attack

The 51-year-old Pennsylvania dad who uses a wheelchair said he was ringing in the new year in New Orleans when a gunman in a truck came barreling toward him.
January 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Jeremi Sensky, 51, survived the New Year's attack in New Orleans.
January 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM

‘I feel lucky’: Paralyzed New Orleans man recalls truck attack

Jeremi Sensky was thrown from his wheelchair after being struck by the truck early Wednesday morning.
January 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Jeremi Sensky was thrown from his wheelchair after being struck by the truck early Wednesday morning.
January 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM

Music returns to New Orlean's French Quarter after truck attack

People returned and businesses reopened in the French Quarter after the truck-ramming attack on New Year's Day. 
January 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Music returns to New Orlean's French Quarter after truck attack
January 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM

Music brings New Orleans' French Quarter back to life

Buskers returned to the iconic streets one day after the New Year's Day tragedy.
January 3, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A band plays in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Jan. 2, 2025.
January 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM

What we know about the New Orleans truck attack suspect

The suspect in a deadly attack in New Orleans has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S.-born citizen from Texas, according to the FBI.
January 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Police investigators surround a white truck that has been crashed into a work lift in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025.
January 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM

Former FBI agent on typical path to radicalization: ‘It starts online’

ABC News contributor Brad Garrett says some people who feel disillusioned and powerless can adopt an extremist ideology in weeks or months.
January 3, 2025 at 3:46 PM
VIDEO: Former FBI agent on typical path to radicalization: ‘It starts online’
January 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM

Sugar Bowl teams honor New Orleans terror attack victims

The bowl game held at the Superdome between Notre Dame and Georgia started with a moment of silence led by the New Orleans mayor.
January 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sugar Bowl teams honor New Orleans terror attack victims
January 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM

Sugar Bowl sees tightened security after New Orleans attack

Bomb-sniffing dogs, local police and FBI personnel were visible in and around Caesars Superdome for the postponed matchup between Georgia and Notre Dame on Thursday.
January 3, 2025 at 7:37 AM
VIDEO: Sugar Bowl sees tightened security after New Orleans attack
January 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM

Former FBI special agent profiles the violent incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with former FBI special agent and profiler Mary Ellen O’Toole about the profiles of the suspects involved in the New Orleans attack and the Cybertruck blast in Las Vegas.
January 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Former FBI special agent profiles the violent incidents in New Orleans and Las Vegas
January 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM

Bourbon Street security measures under fire after attack

ABC News’ Whit Johnson speaks with Robert Boyce, former NYPD chief of detectives, about the security measures on Bourbon Street for New Year’s Day and what lessons can be learned from the attack.
January 3, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Bourbon Street security measures under fire after attack
January 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM

Victim of New Orleans attack talks about moments of horror on Bourbon Street

ABC News’ Whit Johnson speaks with Alexis Scott-Windham about the moments of terror on Bourbon Street as she and her friend were injured in the New Orleans attack.
January 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Victim of New Orleans attack talks about moments of horror on Bourbon Street
January 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM

New Orleans truck attack suspect likely acted alone: FBI

Investigators no longer believe suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar had any co-conspirators in the attack that killed 14 people and injured 35 others early Wednesday, officials said.
January 3, 2025 at 5:31 AM
VIDEO: New Orleans truck attack suspect likely acted alone: FBI
January 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM

Former FBI special agent comments on profile of New Orleans 'lone wolf' attacker

ABC News’ Whit Johnson speaks with former FBI supervisory special agent Pat McMonigle about what lawmakers and the FBI can do to manage the threat of lone wolf terror attacks.
January 3, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Former FBI special agent comments on profile of New Orleans 'lone wolf' attacker
January 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM

Authorities probe New Orleans truck attack suspect's motive

The FBI said the suspect, 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, posted several videos online in which he pledged allegiance to ISIS as he drove from Houston to New Orleans.
January 3, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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January 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM

New Orleans attack latest: Bomb-making material recovered from suspect's Houston home

The FBI and New Orleans police no longer believe there are any other suspects involved in the New Year's truck attack on Bourbon Street.
January 3, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Law enforcement members work at the site where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations, in New Orleans, Louisiana, January 2, 2025.
January 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM

Laura Rutledge on Sugar Bowl the day after New Orleans attack

ESPN’s Laura Rutledge discusses the emotional Notre Dame vs. Georgia game in New Orleans, one day after a deadly car-ramming attack on Wednesday, as well as security implications for the Super Bowl.
January 3, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Laura Rutledge on Sugar Bowl the day after New Orleans attack
January 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM

A self-driving car 'never would've accelerated,' experts say of New Orleans attack

Self-driving cars offer a potential fix, but they pose risks of their own, experts say.
January 3, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Police officers sit on horses near the site where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations, in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Jan. 1, 2025.
January 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM

What we know about the victims of New Orleans attack

A 27-year-old single mother, an 18-year-old set to start nursing school and a 28-year-old former Princeton football player were among the 15 killed in the New Year’s Day attack.
January 3, 2025 at 12:32 AM
VIDEO: What we know about the victims of New Orleans attack
January 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM

What you need to know about the suspect in the New Orleans terror attack

ABC News’ Aaron Katersky and Mireya Villarreal shares the latest on the investigation in New Orleans, as well as at the attacker’s home in Houston.
January 3, 2025 at 12:14 AM
VIDEO: What you need to know about the suspect in the New Orleans terror attack
January 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM

Latest on the investigation into deadly New Orleans attack

ABC News’ Whit Johnson reports on the police response in the city following the attack that killed 15 people.
January 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
VIDEO: Latest on the investigation into deadly New Orleans attack
January 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM

Eyewitness describes scene of New Orleans attack

Jim Mowrer said he was walking with his wife on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day during the deadly attack.
January 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
VIDEO: Eyewitness describes scene of New Orleans attack
January 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM

Heightened security across US following New Orleans attack

The entire U.S. government, from the CIA to the NSA, is conducting an urgent national and international investigation into the apparent ISIS-inspired attack in New Orleans.
January 2, 2025 at 11:16 PM
VIDEO: Heightened security across US following New Orleans attack
January 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM

FBI investigates deadly New Orleans truck attack as possible act of terror

Law enforcement is reviewing surveillance footage showing the driver approaching Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day before turning right and killing 15 pedestrians and injuring scores of others.
January 2, 2025 at 11:01 PM
VIDEO: FBI investigates deadly New Orleans truck attack as possible act of terror
January 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM

Sugar Bowl security to be heightened after New Orleans attack

The Sugar Bowl was postponed after the attack in New Orleans on Wednesday, and is going ahead Thursday with heightened security measures.
January 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Security and bomb sniffing dogs check vehicles as they enter the Superdome parking garage ahead of the Sugar Bowl NCAA College Football Playoff game, Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans.
January 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM

'We are lucky' police ran towards the danger: New Orleans Councilwoman

New Orleans City Council member Lesli Harris discusses the reaction and response by first responders during the New Year's truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
January 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
VIDEO: 'We are lucky' police ran towards the danger: New Orleans Councilwoman
January 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM

Officials provide update on deadly New Year's attack in New Orleans

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry and the FBI give an update on the New Orleans attack on New Year's Day.
January 2, 2025 at 10:15 PM
VIDEO: Officials provide update on deadly New Year's attack in New Orleans
January 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM

Biden: No evidence of link between New Orleans attack, Vegas Cybertruck explosion

President Joe Biden gave an update from the White House following a meeting with members of his homeland security team.
January 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
VIDEO: Biden: No evidence of link between New Orleans attack, Vegas Cybertruck explosion
January 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM

'There was a lot of screaming': Eyewitnesses on New Orleans truck attack

Paul and Annica S. describe the horrifying scene they witnessed after being woken up from the sound of the truck crashing outside of their hotel during the New Orleans attack.
January 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
VIDEO: 'There was a lot of screaming': Eyewitnesses on New Orleans truck attack
January 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM

'People are still in shock and pain': Louisiana Congressman on New Orleans attack

Democratic Rep. Troy Carter joined ABC News Live with a reaction to the deadly New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street.
January 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
'People are still in shock and pain': Louisiana Congressman on New Orleans attack
January 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM

'The citizens of New Orleans are strong': Councilman Eugene Green

New Orleans City councilman Eugene Green discusses the city coming together to support one another following the New Year's truck attack on Bourbon Street.
January 2, 2025 at 9:26 PM
VIDEO: 'The citizens of New Orleans are strong': Councilman Eugene Green
January 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM

Victim recalls being shot in deadly New Orleans attack

Alexis Scott-Windham was enjoying her New Year's Eve on Bourbon Street, when she says she saw a truck barreling towards her and was shot. She shares her story.
January 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
VIDEO: Victim recalls being shot in deadly New Orleans attack
January 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Sugar Bowl set to take place following deadly New Orleans attack

The Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed following the deadly terror attack in New Orleans. ESPN’s Laura Rutledge discusses what’s different about this year’s game.
January 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
VIDEO: Sugar Bowl set to take place following deadly New Orleans attack
January 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM

New Orleans suspect as lone wolf is a ‘blessing’: Councilman

New Orleans City councilman Oliver Thomas reacts to reports that the FBI and police in New Orleans believe the suspect acted alone.
January 2, 2025 at 8:10 PM
VIDEO: New Orleans suspect as lone wolf is a ‘blessing’: Councilman
January 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM

US ‘operating in a heightened threat environment’: Congressman

Rep. Seth Magaziner, D-R.I., talks about a briefing he attended held by the Department of Homeland Security.
January 2, 2025 at 7:47 PM
VIDEO: US ‘operating in a heightened threat environment’: Congressman
January 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Remembering the victims affected by deadly New Orleans attack

ABC News’ Trevor Ault shares the stories of the victims affected by the deadly New Orleans attack.
January 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
VIDEO: Remembering the victims affected by deadly New Orleans attack
January 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM

Witnesses share their story of the deadly New Orleans terror attack

ABC News’ Whit Johnson shares the latest on the ongoing terror attack in New Orleans, and witnesses Ruth and Jonathan Chavez share the details of what they saw.
January 2, 2025 at 7:31 PM
VIDEO: Witnesses share their story of the deadly New Orleans terror attack