Developing story:
As of now, they are reporting 10 dead. Awful.
To paraphrase more of the news story: The act was intentional, the driver seemed to be trying to hit as many people as possible. The driver also fired a couple of shots at the police. New Orleans is about to host the Sugar Bowl (big American football game) but most of the victims appear to be locals, not tourists.
With 30 injured.
Additional details:
3:15am. Intersection of Bourbon and Canal street.
*All Per NYT or police superintendent.
Geez. What a fun time it was up until then with NYE and the Sugar Bowl.
They mention the driver is dead. But no mention of how he became dead.
Having shot two cops along with all the pickup truck mayhem he did, it’s pretty easy to guess how he came to his demise. But we don’t know yet.
Yeah, I didn’t want to put much information in the OP, because at this stage, we really don’t know what’s going on yet, and there as much bad data out there as good. The only thing to do is wait for the picture to clear up.
Anybody know what that pole thing is on the back of the truck?
It looks like a flag pole.
NYT is reporting that the driver died after a shoot out with police, and improvised explosive devices have been found in the truck but they do not know if they were viable.
Agree. The MAGAtest of the MAGAts drive around with their traitor flag flying off the back of their pickup much of the day.
Sometimes it’s obviously the traitor flag, and other times it looks just like an ordinary American flag. But if it’s big and flying off the back of a pickup truck, you know it represents the traitor mindset.
It’s a flag pole flying a black colored flag.
Take from that what you will…
This article agrees- black flag, significance not yet known.
Edit:
The truck used in the attack appeared to be a F-150 Lightning, an electric vehicle. A black flag appeared to be attached to the vehicle, but its significance was not immediately known.
Moderating:
Not my forum, but this is a breaking news thread. Let’s keep the politics out of it.
Thanks. It was also Texas plates.
Thanks, @raventhief . I am a mod here, so I’ll point out that
Does not belong in this thread.
This is a breaking news thread. We don’t yet know what’s going on. Let’s keep political jabs out of this thread. Thanks all.
An electric vehicle would be particularly dangerous in this type of attack. Not only do those things have excellent acceleration, but they’re also quiet, which means that they can hit people before they realize they’re being attacked.
https://www.wsj.com/us-news/ten-killed-in-new-orleans-as-vehicle-hits-crowd-55782681?st=jiu9Cv
The perp was shot and killed by police, according to the FBI which says it is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism. Two police officers were shot. They are in stable condition.
Here is a gift link to the NYT breaking news page about the attack.
CNN is quoting “sources” that an Isis flag was found in the truck.
Remember that first reports are always confusing and often wrong.
From the live updates link:
The suspect has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, according to multiple officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe details of the investigation. No further details were immediately available.
I wish more people listened to you re: this.
If it’s a flag, so what? People, do you have any idea how easy it is to sew/buy a strip of cloth colored to look like a flag? Let’s just say its a lot easier and cheaper than buying a throw-a-way F-150 or buying whatever gun/guns (and ammo) the driver was shooting at cops with.
Finger Print the corpse.
Trace the plate, where it was issued, inspected, or possibly reported stolen.
Trace the VIN… every owner from dealer to last registered.
Trace the gun. If it has a serial number, trace it all the way from the factory to last known owner.
Trace all the papers in the glove box; dust them for prints.
Trace every single thing in his wallet from all IDs, all healthcare documents/cards, credit cards, even the pictures. Scan and global search any/all pictures.
Dust every doc in that wallet for prints, especially the pictures… front and back.
ATM receipts? What bank, what date/time, which branch so we can get ATM camera footage.
Finger print the cash he had on him.
But, FTLOG, Don’t be lazy and just fixate on a dollar’s worth of dimestore cloth and do a Chief Wiggam. “C’mon, boys! Case solved. Let’s get home to dinnah…”