In the hours after the attack, Kirkpatrick said Jabbar had evaded NOPD vehicles stationed along Bourbon Street, implying the city had layers of protection in place. NOPD Capt. LeJon Roberts later said there were no vehicles on Bourbon, except for one at the Canal Street entrance that Jabbar easily maneuvered around.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar fired a shot at officers from inside the truck he had used to kill 14 people on Bourbon Street before New Orleans Police officers returned fire and killed him, according to police body camera footage released Friday that offers the clearest picture yet of the attack's final moments.
Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick also identified the officers who fired on the attacker, calling them “national heroes.”
Bodycam footage captures the tense moments NOPD officers engaged in a shootout with Bourbon Street terror suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar after his deadly attack.
In the bodycam footage, you can hear police telling the suspect to "put his hands up" before multiple shots were fired and officers began to run.
days after Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said in a news conference that police cruisers were stationed as barriers at Bourbon Street intersections to block just such an attack. Most of the ...
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.
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,
The second-guessing began before the bodies had been cleared from the debris of the deadly Bourbon Street truck attack.
New Orleans police said barriers weren't used for the New Year's festivities because they often malfunctioned and some were being replaced.