The man who committed what the FBI has deemed a terrorist attack in New Orleans early Wednesday morning was a Beaumont native who lived in the Houston area in recent years.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, killed 10 people and injured dozens more when he plowed a rented pickup truck into a crowd in New Orleans’s French Quarter and shot two first responders.
Jabbar, who was killed by police on scene, worked for a Houston real estate company in recent years, according to the Houston Chronicle.
Public records list several addresses for Jabbar in north Harris County. The FBI said they are currently “conducting law enforcement activity” near the intersection of Hugh Road and Crescent Peak Drive, where a recent address for Jabbar is listed.
“We have secured a perimeter in that area and are asking people to avoid the area. FBI Houston personnel and specialized teams will be on-site for several hours. This activity is related to this morning’s New Orleans attack, but due to the ongoing nature of the investigation, no further information can be provided,” The FBI said in a statement.
Jabbar also worked for the U.S. military for 10 years in human resources and information technology roles, the Chronicle reported, citing a now-deleted YouTube video where Jabbar described himself as a real estate agent.
The FBI is investigating the incident as an act of terrorism. Though the motives for the attack are currently unknown, the FBI said they believe more people were involved in the plot than just Jabbar.
Explosive devices were located in the French Quarter, and surveillance footage shows four currently unidentified people placing one of the explosive devices, the Associated Press reported. An ISIS flag was also located in the vehicle, according to the FBI.
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