Vehicle plows into crowd on Bourbon St., with 14 fatalities (5 Viewers)

[Dallas_Saint73]

Probably not directly related, but could have been added fuel. Guy had two divorces.

One in 2012, another in 2021.

If he was paying child support for multiple kids, that could be financially devastating. Texas CS is no joke.

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[Dallas_Saint73]

I couldn't quite grasp it. So he made the sudden move to pass up the vehicle that was blocking the street and went around jumping -- pretty easily -- the corner he hadn't passed yet? I wasn't sure also if he hit that vehicle but he must have I guess? And then got another 3 blocks past.

Looks like he turned from Canal to entrance of Bourbon which usually isn't blocked off by any serious barricades.

 

[Madmarsha]

CNN has a camera on the press conference already. Everybody and their grandmothers are there.

Is the FBI in it?

 

[DaveXA]

I couldn't quite grasp it. So he made the sudden move to pass up the vehicle that was blocking the street and went around jumping -- pretty easily -- the corner he hadn't passed yet? I wasn't sure also if he hit that vehicle but he must have I guess? And then got another 3 blocks past.

Yeah, hard to believe. I wonder if there are other angles. I'm sure there are other security cameras scattered across Burbon and of course people pulling out their phones.

And I'm sure we'll see body camera footage of the shootout with the police.

 

[Sailorsaint]

Looks like he turned from Canal to entrance of Bourbon which usually isn't blocked off by any serious barricades.

And right in front of that police cruiser sitting there.

 

[Innotech]

They said right off the bat it was a terrorist attack. I’ll be interested to hear the motive.

Good God, what is wrong in the country??

Abandoning God was a start.

 

[Krodwhodat]

Yeah, hard to believe. I wonder if there are other angles. I'm sure there are other security cameras scattered across Burbon and of course people pulling out their phones.

And I'm sure we'll see body camera footage of the shootout with the police.

I have it. You see my brother getting hit. Not sure if I could post it. It’s not graphic, you can delete if want.

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[GrandAdmiral]

A response on the barricades... Also mentioned Airbnb.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/new-orleans-mass-casualty-bourbon-street-01-01-25-hnk#cm5e8cbej00003b5vdhhf7x0i

 

[Innotech]

How many Shamsud Din Jabbars can there be?

probably a few. Even my name has several in the US

 

[Madmarsha]

Yeah, hard to believe. I wonder if there are other angles. I'm sure there are other security cameras scattered across Burbon and of course people pulling out their phones.

And I'm sure we'll see body camera footage of the shootout with the police.

There must be. Those were the ones I was waiting to see, how he got from Canal onto Bourbon.


A complete aside, why does Carondolet end at Canal and then Bourbon picks up on the FQ side? That just always confuses me.

 

[Krodwhodat]

 

[DaveXA]

I have it. You see my brother getting hit. Not sure if I could post it. It’s not graphic, you can delete if want.

View attachment MOV_0680.mov

It's fine. Thanks for posting. Wishing a speedy recovery for your brother.

 

[Madmarsha]

I have it. You see my brother getting hit. Not sure if I could post it. It’s not graphic, you can delete if want.

View attachment MOV_0680.mov

OMG. Wow. Wow.

 

[St. Widge]

Looks like he turned from Canal to entrance of Bourbon which usually isn't blocked off by any serious barricades.

Canal at Bourbon has bollards which are big metal polls that retract into the ground so that they can let traffic through during the day. They exist all the way down Bourbon on the intersections. Some of the bollards were being repaired in preparation for the Super Bowl. I'm not sure if the bollards on Canal and Bourbon were up or if they were being repaired. But, there normally isn't an NOPD car blocking Bourbon on most nights. So I don't know if the car was there because the bollards were being repaired or if it was just extra security. WDSU New Orleans is reporting the bollards were down to be repaired for the Super Bowl, but I don't know if that has yet been confirmed.

Either way, the bollards would not have stopped this guy since he went up on the sidewalk. There has never to my knowledge ever been anything blocking the sidewalks on Bourbon and Canal or any other intersection with Bourbon.

My guess is that the result of this will be that the French Quarter becomes essentially exclusively pedestrian. Maybe they will allow residents to drive on the streets and/or delivery trucks but it is going to be severely restricted and the general public will not be able the drive in the Quarter.