Mayhem In New Orleans As Man Drives Truck Through Crowd… Killing Ten
The party came to a crashing halt just a little after 3am on the first day of the year
Even the question of ‘terrorism’ is getting conflicting answers from the mayor and the FBI. But we DO know that the driver mowed down a crowd, and then came out shooting at the police.
(This story is still developing and may be updated.)
Around 3:15 am, people ringing in the year on the famous Bourbon Street saw their joy turn to anguish when a truck drove deliberately through the crowd, killing ten, with current injury estimates standing at about 35. When the truck crashed, the driver jumped out with a firearm and started shooting at police, wounding two. The driver himself has been killed.
We are told that the attack was not alcohol-related, and it was described as deliberate and calculated. He went AROUND barricades that had been set up as deterrents for such an incident.
The statement from the police explicitly that he drove at a ‘very high’ rate of speed, deliberately driving over as many people as he could. We are also told that there was an improvised device discovered at the scene.
Here is Mayor LaToya Cantrell:
Here’s an example of the aftermath:
And the moment that police heard about and responded to the incident:
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