Harrowing moment terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar fires at cops as they dive for cover in shootout after Nola ramming attack
PULSE-POUNDING bodycam film captures the moment a domestic terrorist crashed a pickup into a crowd of New Orleans New Year’s revelers and then opened fire on police officers.
At least three police officers were seen in the startling footage fleeing and seeking shelter as soon as Shamsud-Din JabbarandOn January 1, New Orleans police engaged in at least a dozen gunfights on Bourbon Street.
After Jabbar drove by a police security point on Bourbon Street by jumping a curb, he killed 14 people as he sped through a throng of New Year’s Day revelers. The bodycam film started as at least four policemen approached his white Ford F-150 Lightning.
“Keep your hands up,” cops yell at Jabbar while brandishing their firearms.
Shots are fired a few seconds later, and at least three policemen fall to the ground in an effort to protect themselves.
42-year-old Jabbar was slain during the altercation.
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The FBI pieced together Jabbar’s plot minute by minute in the days after the attack.
He was attempting, according to the police, to “run over as many people as he possibly could.”
Authorities found that the day before, less than 30 miles northeast of a Sugar Land home he owned, he purposefully crashed into victims with a white pickup truck he had hired in Houston, Texas.
Jabbar used Meta glasses to survey the city on two visits to New Orleans in the months prior to the attack, traveling from his home in Texas.
Additionally, he wore the cyberglasses during his New Year’s riot and carried them with him when he passed away.
But according to the FBI, he didn’t turn on the specifications that day.
For hours following the terror assault, bodies were left in the roadway while authorities looked into the incident.
Police found at least three phones, an Islamic State flag, and pipe bombs rigged for remote explosion inside coolers in the truck Jabbar drove.
They also found that Jabbar claimed to have been inspired by the Islamic State terrorist organization in five videos he shared on social media prior to the attack.
“This is not merely a terrorist act,” stated Anne Kirkpatrick, the superintendent of police in New Orleans.
Who was Shamsud Din Jabbar?
Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, was the man police suspect crashed his vehicle into a group of New Year’s Eve revelers in New Orleans.
Before being shot dead by police, he is thought to have killed 14 people in what officials are looking into as a terrorist act.
More information about the Texas-born US Army veteran is coming to light.
After being arrested for misdemeanor theft in Katy, Texas, in 2002, Jabbar had a criminal record.
In 2005, he was again detained for operating a vehicle with a revoked license.
According to documents obtained by The U.S. Sun, Jabbar has a real estate license valid from 2019 to February 2021.
Jabbar identified himself as a Property Manager at Blue Meadow Properties and a Team Lead for the Midas Group in a May 12, 2020, YouTube video.
He said that although he was residing in Houston at the time of the video, he was born and reared in Beaumont, Texas.
Jabbar said he was an IT specialist from 2007 to 2015 and a human resources professional during his ten years in the Army.
Between 2009 and 2010, he was stationed in Afghanistan.
According to the Army, he was an IT specialist in the Army Reserve from 2015 to 2020.
Jabbar had two wives before becoming a father to two girls.
It’s unclear when his second divorce happened, but court files show that a restraining order was granted against him in 2020.
The New York Times reported a court document that the suspect filed in August 2022 as part of a divorce proceeding said he worked at the accounting firm Deloitte and made about $120,000 a year.
A ISIS flag was found in the truck by cops following the attack after it had been attached to a pole on the truck’s trailer hitch, the FBI said.
Jabbar had only converted to Islam within the last year and was “being all crazy” the new husband of his ex-wife said, the New York Times reports.
“This is evil.”
New Orleans’ policeunderwent a transformationin recent years that allowed them to react quickly to the horrific scene,Rafael Goyeneche, aLouisiananative and president of theNew OrleansMetropolitan Crime Commission, exclusively told The U.S. Sun.
Goyeneche said the cops had “an automatic response based on the training and the culture change that’s occurred in the city over the past 12 years.”
Despite the quick reactions from officials, the city was quickly brought under fire as residents questioned how Jabbar was able to drive directly onto the iconic street.
On Thursday, six people who were hurt and the dad of a man killed in the attack filed a lawsuit against the city and two contractors claiming they failed to protect the people on the street, according to theAssociated Press.
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Kirkpatrick responded to the backlash on Friday and said she won’t step down.
I believe I can be that person to lead us forward,” Kirkpatrick said.
DAYS OF TERROR
2025 has begun with a series of shocking incidents in the US sparking terror across the country.
Just three hours into the New Year, a driver deliberately plowed a pickup truck through crowds of revelers in New Orleans.
The suspected driver, Shamsud Din Jabbar, killed 14 people when he purposely drove into pedestrians in the French Quarter, before being killed himself in a firefight with police.
A further 35 were injured in the terror attack, believed to be inspired by the ISIS terror group, which Jabbar had pledged allegiance to earlier this year.
Jabbar is believed to have acted alone after authorities earlier said they were hunting for suspected accomplices.
He drove from his home in Houston, Texas, to New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, posting several videos online proclaiming his support for ISIS, the FBI said on Thursday.
Later on Wednesday, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas.
One person – the driver – was killed in the blast while seven bystanders were wounded.
The driver has been named as 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger, a US Army Green Beret who served at the same military base as Jabbar.
He lived in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and rented the Cybertruck through Turo, the same vehicle-sharing app used to rent the pickup truck used in the New Orleans attack.
However, at this point, the FBI says there is no confirmed link between Livelsberger and Jabbar.
On Thursday, January 2, there was a major lockdown around the US Capitol after a vehicle was spotted driving erratically on the sidewalk.
The driver was subsequently arrested and charged with dangerous driving.
It comes as DC plans to host several major events in the coming days, including the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter and the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
New Orleans is also hosting a number of mass events in the next few weeks, including the Sugar Bowl college football playoff, the Super Bowl, Mardi Gras, and Essence Festival.