New Orleans police released a video Friday evening featuring the three officers who shot and killed the man responsible for the deadly Bourbon Street attack on New Year's Day.
Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick also identified the officers who fired on the attacker, calling them “national heroes.”
Shock and grief have given way to finger-pointing over whether additional security could have stopped — or mitigated — the recent attack that killed 14 people in New Orleans.
An examination of visuals, witness accounts and city planning documents reveals that security lapses in New Orleans left crucial gaps on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Day.
The council, in the first of multiple oversight hearings, is expected to hear from NOPD and Department of Public Works officials about planning that preceded the deadly attack, centering around questions of how Jabbar was able to evade defenses to tear down the famous party thoroughfare.
At least two dozen New Orleans terrorist attack victims are filing lawsuits against the city and its police department, according to the law firms representing them.
NEW ORLEANS — The first lawsuit in connection with the New Year’s Day Bourbon Street terror attack has been announced, with a local law firm alleging that negligence by the City of New Orleans and the New Orleans Police Department enabled the devastating events that claimed 14 lives and left dozens injured.
During Saturday's AFC Wild Card game between the Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Chargers, three New Orleans Police Department officers who stopped the Bourbon Street terror suspect, Shamsud-Din Jabbar,
Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick also identified the officers who fired on the attacker, calling them “national heroes.”
For the first time, we are hearing from the three NOPD officers who stopped the terrorist on New Year's Day. Posted: January 18, 2025 | Last updated: January 18, 2025
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