<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man who rammed a pick-up truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans had suspected bomb-making materials at his home and reserved the vehicle used in the deadly attack more than six weeks earlier.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Federal authorities searching the home of Shamsud-Din Jabbar in Houston found a workbench in the garage and hazardous materials believed to have been used to make explosive devices, according to law enforcement officials familiar with the search.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The officials were not authorised to speak about the ongoing inquiry and spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/mystery-volcano-that-erupted-and-cooled-earth-in-1831-has-finally-been-identified/6b313a3e-08b6-492a-a8c1-09c24d75e35e"><strong><span>'Mystery volcano' that erupted and cooled Earth in 1831 has finally been identified</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The FBI investigation also revealed that Jabbar purchased a cooler in Vidor, Texas, hours before the attack and gun oil from a store in Sulphur, Louisiana, the officials said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities also determined Jabbar booked his rental of the pick-up truck on November 14, suggesting he may have been plotting the attack for more than six weeks.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities say 14 people were killed and about 30 were injured in the attack carried out by Jabbar, a former Army soldier who posted several videos on his Facebook hours before the attack previewing the violence he would unleash and proclaiming his support for the Islamic State militant group.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/new-orleans-attacker-had-suspected-bomb-materials-at-home-reserved-truck-weeks-ago-officials-say-united-states/0ccaa131-3dea-4fe6-ad1b-5276f17ec4bf" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/berlin-zoo-elephants-animals-eat-unsold-christmas-trees/db6b5d0b-6247-47f0-a336-b6c02bfd0249"><strong><span>Elephants feast on unsold Christmas trees at Berlin Zoo</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The coroner's office listed the cause of death for all 14 victims as "blunt force injuries."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jabbar, 42, was fatally shot in a firefight with police at the scene of the deadly crash on Bourbon Street, famous worldwide for its festive vibes in New Orleans' historic French Quarter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities found crude bombs that had been planted in the neighborhood in an apparent attempt to cause more carnage. Two improvised explosive devices left in coolers several blocks apart were rendered safe at the scene, officials said. Other devices were determined to be nonfunctional.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Investigators </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/new-orleans-updates-fbi-says-driver-acted-alone-in-terrorist-act/16b9339f-5022-4600-ae81-601bc1d9ab97" rel="" target="_blank" title="recovered from Jabbar's rental truck a transmitter intended to trigger the two bombs"><span>recovered from Jabbar's rental truck a transmitter intended to trigger the two bombs</span></a><span>, the FBI said in a statement Friday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-hush-money-sentencing-set-down-for-january-10/15978767-f217-462c-8f58-7b3e24171d69" rel="" target="" title="Trump to learn fate over porn star hush money payment days before inauguration"><strong><span>Trump to learn fate over porn star hush money payment days before inauguration</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/01/03/16/47/today-in-history-january-4-what-happened-on-this-day-in-pictures"><img alt="John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. He killed his first man at the age of 15, claiming he did so in self-defense." sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/1jOo83qS15LMjFfIBOB87ugUzp4=/0x1:299x169/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fe92a178f-00b7-4604-b583-4520307e8b84" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/1jOo83qS15LMjFfIBOB87ugUzp4=/0x1:299x169/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fe92a178f-00b7-4604-b583-4520307e8b84 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/vJtp3b3s2DhDUJvvz1tEdbTffZs=/0x1:299x169/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fe92a178f-00b7-4604-b583-4520307e8b84 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Sixteen-year-old kills man in the street over a card game</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/01/03/16/47/today-in-history-january-4-what-happened-on-this-day-in-pictures">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It also said authorities found bomb-making materials at the New Orleans home Jabbar rented prior to the attack. Jabbar tried to burn the house down by setting a small fire in a hallway and placing accelerants to help spread it, the FBI said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The flames burned out before firefighters arrived.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities on Friday were still investigating Jabbar's motives and how he carried out the attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They say he exited the crashed truck wearing a ballistic vest and helmet and fired at police, wounding at least two officers before he was fatally shot by officers returning fire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New Orleans police declined to say how many shots were fired by Jabbar and police, and whether any bystanders may have been hit, citing the active investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/russia-ukraine-updates-donalad-trump-strength-unpredictability-can-help-end-the-war-volodymyr-zelenskyy/4a030882-f0dd-42d8-9f2c-ae55ee018ce7"><strong><span>Zelenskyy believes Trump's strength and unpredictability can help end war with Russia</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Stella Cziment, who heads the city's civilian-run Office of the Independent Police Monitor, said investigators are working to account for "every single bullet that was fired" and whether any of them struck bystanders.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Bourbon Street was solemn Friday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A day after the crime scene reopened to the public, locals and tourists stopped to pay respects to victims of the attack as the sound of bucket drums echoed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>People shed tears while gathering at a growing memorial.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Some left flowers and candles while others dropped to their knees to say a quick prayer.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"New Orleans is about having a good time, you know, just trying to live your best life," said Tony Lightfoot, who works in Baton Rouge and was visiting New Orleans with his son. He said the attacker "just decided to disrupt all of that."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thirteen people remained hospitalised.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Eight people were in intensive care at University Medical Center New Orleans, spokesperson Carolina Giepert said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The White House said </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/joe-biden" rel="" target="" title="President Joe Biden"><span>President Joe Biden</span></a><span> would travel to New Orleans next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The president and first lady planned to visit Monday to "grieve with the families and community members impacted by the tragic attack."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/search-for-missing-fisherman-after-boat-found-empty-off-nsw-coast/bb0199ac-47f8-4b37-aa51-1afcaa265656" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Search for missing fisherman after boat found empty off NSW coast</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police used multiple vehicles and barricades on Friday to block traffic at Bourbon and Canal streets as crowds of pedestrians swelled.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Other law enforcement agencies helped city officers provide extra security, said Reese Harper, a spokesperson for the New Orleans Police Department.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The first parade of the Carnival season leading up to Mardi Gras was scheduled to take place Monday. New Orleans will also host the Super Bowl on February 9.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This enhanced safety effort will continue daily, not just during large events," Harper said in a statement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In a previous effort to protect the French Quarter, the city had installed steel columns known as bollards to restrict vehicle access to Bourbon Street.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The posts retracted to allow for deliveries to bars and restaurants, until — gummed up by Mardi Gras beads, beer and other detritus — they stopped working reliably.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>So when New Year's Eve arrived, the bollards were gone. They were being replaced ahead of the Super Bowl.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Meanwhile, New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno took steps toward launching an investigation of the attack. In a memo to another council member obtained by AP, Moreno said she was initiating the creation of a local and state legislative committee "dedicated to reviewing the incident and its implications."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This committee will play a crucial role in assessing our current policies, enhancing security measures, and ensuring that we are adequately prepared to respond to any future threats," Moreno wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The FBI concluded Jabbar was not aided by anyone else in the attack, which killed an 18-year-old aspiring nurse, a single mother, a father of two and a former Princeton University football star, among others.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Thirteen of the 14 victims have been identified by the New Orleans coroner's office, with the youngest listed as 18 and the oldest 63.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Most of the victims were in their 20s.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One victim, whose identity was withheld by the coroner's office at the request of family, was a British citizen.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It was the deadliest IS-inspired assault on US soil in years, laying bare what federal officials have warned is a resurgent international terrorism threat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><strong><span>Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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