At least 10 people killed by car driving into crowd in New Orleans
At least 10 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured in New Orleans early Wednesday after a man rammed his pickup truck into a crowd during New Year's celebrations and then shot at police officers when he crashed, officials said.
At least 10 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured in New Orleans early Wednesday after a man rammed his pickup truck into a crowd during New Year's celebrations and then shot at police officers when he crashed, officials said.
Authorities said the suspect, who is now dead, intentionally plowed his vehicle into a large group of revelers on Bourbon Street about 3:15 a.m. in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism.
"This man was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could," Anne Kirkpatrick, superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department, said at a news conference. "It was not a DUI situation."
The suspect drove around barricades erected to stop traffic, due to his “intentional mindset,” Kirkpatrick said, adding he was “hellbent on creating carnage.”
Police cordon off the area around the site of the overnight attack in the French Quarter of New Orleans on Wednesday.Matthew Hinton / AFP - Getty ImagesMayor LaToya Cantrell said the city of New Orleans was "impacted by a terrorist attack."
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