2025 New Orleans truck attack
vehicle ramming attack in New Orleans, Louisiana, US
On January 1, 2025, an Islamist domestic terrorist attack occurred when Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old African-American Muslim man, rammed a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, then exited the truck and engaged in a shootout with police before being fatally shot. Fourteen victims were killed, plus the perpetrator, and at least fifty-seven others were injured, including two police officers who were shot. The attack occurred during New Year celebrations in the city, which was scheduled to host the 2025 Sugar Bowl later that day. The malfunctioning anti-ramming bollards had been removed for upgrades in preparation for Super Bowl LIX.
The assailant was a resident of Houston, Texas, and drove from there to New Orleans. An Islamic State (ISIS) flag was found in the truck used in the killings, and Jabbar had posted videos declaring allegiance to ISIS in the preceding hours. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) determined that Jabbar had been inspired by ISIS, but investigated the matter as domestic terrorism, since there was no evidence of foreign involvement in the attack. It was the worst vehicle ramming attack in United States history, surpassing the 2017 New York City truck attack.
Background
Federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies had warned local police agencies about potential vehicle-ramming attacks before the holidays. In a 2017 memo, the city government also noted the risks of a mass casualty incident, including from a vehicle attack in the French Quarter, and it had plans to increase security in the area. In that same year, the city government acquired a set of L-shaped temporary Archer vehicle barriers from Meridian Rapid Defense Group and used them to help secure the city's Mardi Gras parade against vehicle attacks.
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