At least 10 people are dead and more than 30 others injured in New Orleans after a driver rammed into a crowd during New Year’s celebrations early Wednesday. The suspect also opened fire on two police officers, according to police.
A man in a white pickup truck, who was “hellbent” on killing as many people as possible, drove around barricades and plowed his vehicle through a crowd of New Year’s Eve revellers in New Orleans, leaving at least 10 dead, officials said.
The City of New Orleans confirmed the casualty figures in a statement on its website and said people were hurt in a “mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street.”
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell confirms it was a TERRORIST ATTACK on Bourbon Street, French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Authorities are also investigating multiple suspected improvised explosive devices linked to the attack — the FBI said it was not known if they are viable explosives but urged the public to avoid the area.
The mayor of New Orleans called the incident a “terrorist attack.” Our heros in blue running towards the violence in New Orleans this morning. Praying for the victims.