New Orleans attacker said in videos to his family that he considered killing them before joining ISIS

A U.S. Army veteran from Texas who drove to Louisiana and deliberately plowed into New Year’s revelers in New Orleans recorded videos during the drive addressed to his family, in which he talked about plans to kill them and told them he had joined ISIS.

A U.S. Army veteran from Texas who drove to Louisiana and deliberately plowed into New Year’s revelers in New Orleans recorded videos during the drive addressed to his family, in which he talked about plans to kill them and told them he had joined ISIS.

“I wanted to record this message for my family,” Shamsud-Din Jabbar said in the videos. “I wanted you to know that I joined ISIS earlier this year.”

He then added: “I don’t want you to think I spared you willingly.”

He told his family that he had first wanted to organize a “celebration” for them and make everyone “witness the killing of the apostates,” an apparent reference to killing them.

A senior law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information, confirmed to NBC News the contents of the videos, which were first reported by The New York Times. NBC News has not independently reviewed the videos.

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-orleans-attacker-isis-videos-rcna186249

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