New Year's attack in New Orleans: What we know and don't know

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At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans' French Quarter on New Year's Day.Watch live coverage above from our sister station in New OrleansHere's what we know and don't know.What we know:• The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. at Bourbon and Iberville streets near the end of New Year’s celebrations and hours before the AllState Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome was originally slated to take place.• The New Orleans Police Superintendent said the suspect drove a pickup truck around barricades at a high speed and was "hellbent on creating carnage that he did."• The FBI has identified the suspect as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas.• The suspect fired on officers, injuring two of them after crashing the vehicle. The two officers are reported to be in stable condition.• When the suspect fired on responding officers, they returned fire. The suspect was struck and subsequently declared deceased on scene, according to the New Orleans Police Department.• Investigators recovered a handgun and an AR-style rifle after the shootout, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.• The FBI said an Islamic State group flag was recovered in the vehicle used in the attack.• Guns and pipe bombs were found in the suspect's vehicle, according to a Louisiana State Police bulletin. The devices were concealed within coolers and wired for remote detonation with a remote control that also was found in the vehicle, the bulletin said.•Authorities also found potential explosive devices in the French Quarter, the FBI said. Surveillance footage showed three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive devices, according to a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press.• The FBI said in a statement that it was heading an investigation “with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism.” •Officials postponed Wednesday's Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome until 3 p.m. CT Thursday, and declared a State of Emergency in New Orleans from now until the 2025 Super Bowl, which is scheduled to take place in the Superdome on Feb. 9.What we don't know: • Authorities did not disclose a motive for the incident. • The FBI is asking for the public's help to identify any potential associates involved with the attack.• The precise nature and origin of suspicious devices found in the suspect's vehicle require further investigation.• Conditions of the injured remain unspecified. The Associated Press contributed to this story.

At least 15 people were killed and more than 30 were injured after a vehicle drove into a crowd in New Orleans' French Quarter on New Year's Day.

Watch live coverage above from our sister station in New Orleans

Here's what we know and don't know.

What we know:

• The incident occurred around 3:15 a.m. at Bourbon and Iberville streets near the end of New Year’s celebrations and hours before the AllState Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome was originally slated to take place.

• The New Orleans Police Superintendent said the suspect drove a pickup truck around barricades at a high speed and was "hellbent on creating carnage that he did."

• The FBI has identified the suspect as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas.

    • The suspect fired on officers, injuring two of them after crashing the vehicle. The two officers are reported to be in stable condition.

    • When the suspect fired on responding officers, they returned fire. The suspect was struck and subsequently declared deceased on scene, according to the New Orleans Police Department.

    • Investigators recovered a handgun and an AR-style rifle after the shootout, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press.

    • The FBI said an Islamic State group flag was recovered in the vehicle used in the attack.

    • Guns and pipe bombs were found in the suspect's vehicle, according to a Louisiana State Police bulletin. The devices were concealed within coolers and wired for remote detonation with a remote control that also was found in the vehicle, the bulletin said.

        •Authorities also found potential explosive devices in the French Quarter, the FBI said. Surveillance footage showed three men and a woman placing one of multiple improvised explosive devices, according to a Louisiana State Police intelligence bulletin obtained by The Associated Press.

        • The FBI said in a statement that it was heading an investigation “with our partners to investigate this as an act of terrorism.”

        •Officials postponed Wednesday's Sugar Bowl at the Caesars Superdome until 3 p.m. CT Thursday, and declared a State of Emergency in New Orleans from now until the 2025 Super Bowl, which is scheduled to take place in the Superdome on Feb. 9.

          What we don't know:

          • Authorities did not disclose a motive for the incident.

          • The FBI is asking for the public's help to identify any potential associates involved with the attack.

          • The precise nature and origin of suspicious devices found in the suspect's vehicle require further investigation.

          • Conditions of the injured remain unspecified.

            The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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