New Orleans Attack Suspect Was US-Born, Inspired by ISIS: Biden

According to the president, the FBI has found that the suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, was an American citizen born in Texas.

Emergency service vehicles form a security barrier to keep other vehicles out of the French Quarter after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street on Jan. 1, 2025. Gerald Herbert/AP Photo

President Joe Biden has said the investigation into a suspected terrorist attack in New Orleans is still ongoing as the death toll rises to 15.

In a Jan. 1 address at the White House, Biden said the FBI is leading the investigation to “determine what happened, why it happened, and whether there is any continuing threat to public safety.”