FBI reveals timeline of Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s movements leading up to deadly New Orleans attack

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The FBI has shared the movements of suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar in the final days and hours leading up to his deadly New Orleans attack early New Year’s Day. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, Christopher Raia, the FBI’s deputy assistant director of its counter-terrorism division, said investigators are reviewing video footage of Jabbar recorded in the hours before the attack where he “proclaimed his support for ISIS.” Jabbar joined ISIS before this summer, Raia said at the briefing. open image in gallery Shamsud-Din Jabbar traveled from Houston to New Orleans on New Year’s Eve December 30 - Suspect collects rental vehicle According to Raia, Jabbar collected the rented Ford F-150 pickup truck that he used to plow into the crowd just over 24 hours later in Houston, Texas. open image in gallery Police outside the house fire on Mandeville Street January 1, 2025 - Suspect posts ISIS videos, plants IEDs and carries out attack Raia did not specify the exact timings, but he told the briefing that Jabbar planted two explosive devices in coolers — one near the cross-section of Bourbon and Orleans Street, and the second at an intersection approximately two blocks away — “probably after midnight.” When asked what time Jabbar planted the devices, Raia said: “I don’t have the exact times in front of me…probably after midnight… I want to say 1 or 2 in the morning.” Surveillance footage later captured the moment Jabbar planted the devices and Raia said the FBI believes he left the scene after positioning the explosives before returning with the pickup truck later on.