Police say the suspect in the New Orleans shooting that killed 10 people is dead.
The shooting left 30 people injured and hospitalized.
“The suspect in the New Orleans shooting is dead,” a federal police official told CNN.
According to available information, the unnamed attacker first drove his car into a large crowd of people and then got out of the vehicle with a gun.
The FBI and police are searching the vehicle to determine a motive for the attack.
Ten people lost their lives, and dozens were injured early Wednesday when a man intentionally drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter during New Year’s celebrations, authorities reported. New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick stated that the man bypassed barricades and sped down Bourbon Street in what she described as “very intentional behavior” before shooting at officers.
“This individual was attempting to harm as many people as possible,” Kirkpatrick said, noting that two officers were struck by gunfire but are in stable condition.
While Mayor LaToya Cantrell suggested the incident might be a “terrorist attack,” FBI agent Alethea Duncan refrained from labeling it as such. Officials have not disclosed details about the suspect, his condition, or current location.
Emergency crews responded to the tragic scene at Canal and Bourbon Streets on January 1, 2025. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry condemned the event as “a horrific act of violence” and urged the public to steer clear of the area, adding that he and his wife are “praying for the victims and first responders.”, CBC news writes.
