Who Is Shamsud-Din Jabbar? Meet the Army Veteran Identified in Deadly NOLA Attack

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The FBI has identified 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. Army veteran from Texas, as the suspect behind the deadly New Year’s Day NOLA attack.

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The attack unfolded in the early hours of New Year’s Day (around 3:15 am) after Jabbar drove a rented pickup truck along a three-block stretch on Bourbon Street, hitting dozens of innocent bystanders. Witnesses reported that after ramming through barricades, Jabbar exited...