Vehicle plows into crowd on Bourbon St., with 14 fatalities (44 Viewers)

[guidomerkinsrules]

seemingly blood banks in NO are overflowing with people giving blood to help the victims

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

I assume this has already been posted - if not

Bomb materials found in Airbnb linked to Bourbon Street terror suspect

Authorities link an Airbnb in the Marigny to the Bourbon Street terror suspect. Bomb-making materials were found after a small fire, prompting an ongoing investigation.

www.fox8live.com

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

and hadn't really put in in perspective bc i've been tuning out fireworks for the last 2 weeks
but reddit is really fussing at people to stop shooting off their fireworks tonight - that seems a reasonable ask

 

[Saintman2884]

and hadn't really put in in perspective bc i've been tuning out fireworks for the last 2 weeks
but reddit is really fussing at people to stop shooting off their fireworks tonight - that seems a reasonable ask

Considering what New Orleans has been through the past 24 hours, its not just a reasonable request but just being respectful.

 

[Buickman]

Here's another, more detailed article about the idiot in Va with the explosives.

FBI says man had more than 150 explosives in his garage in Isle of Wight

Brad Spafford was arrested on Dec. 17 on Foursquare Road after authorities determined he possessed one of the largest caches of explosives in FBI history.

www.13newsnow.com

Court documents filed on Monday say that Brad Kenneth Spafford, 36, was first investigated in January 2023 after his neighbor and friend reported that Spafford had lost three fingers on his right hand in July 2021 while working with a homemade explosive device and was stockpiling weapons and homemade ammunition.

 

[Andrus]

 

[efil4stnias]

One of the victims, Tiger Bech. Older brother to Jack Bech (LSU wr ( now TCU , that came with Nuss) and nephew to to Brett Bech.

Another is a single mom from Metairie who just recieved a promotion at her job last week.

Ugh.

 

[jboss]

and hadn't really put in in perspective bc i've been tuning out fireworks for the last 2 weeks
but reddit is really fussing at people to stop shooting off their fireworks tonight - that seems a reasonable ask

Travers Mackel made that request as well as I was keeping up with this on local coverage. A lot of people were calling in concerned about explosive noises downtown.

 

[Krodwhodat]

Just to give an update. My brother is doing good. I was able to speak to him. He’s a little out of it but doing good. Still has a long way to go but he should get there. On a sad note my wife’s best friend for 40 years, her son was on Bourbon and was hit by the truck. He is in critical condition. Rough day for the Krodwhodat family.

 

[Innotech]

Just to give an update. My brother is doing good. I was able to speak to him. He’s a little out of it but doing good. Still has a long way to go but he should get there. On a sad note my wife’s best friend for 40 years, her son was on Bourbon and was hit by the truck. He is in critical condition. Rough day for the Krodwhodat family.

prayers up friend

 

[Innominate]

It bothers me that the talking heads on TV are saying this is a well orchestrated attack. So far a guy ran down people on bourbon with possible explosive devices. There are a few other suspicious persons possibly involved. None of this seems well planned. If this was their plan they are some dumb arse people. There were probably more people gathered at the clover grill, the Nelly deli and Verti marte at that time than on Iberville and bourbon

It seems like a guy lost his sheet and did a terrible thing.

 

[HoustonGold]

 

[Saintman2884]

It bothers me that the talking heads on TV are saying this is a well orchestrated attack. So far a guy ran down people on bourbon with possible explosive devices. There are a few other suspicious persons possibly involved. None of this seems well planned. If this was their plan they are some dumb arse people.

It seems like a guy lost his sheet and did a terrible thing.

Or that this guy, in losing his sheet, became depressed and possibly got radicalized by Islamic fundamentalists somehow at some point and then decided to do some truly terrible things on innocent people just enjoying themselves on New Years Day.

I agree it wasnt particularly too well-planned but murderous idealogical idiots can still kill or injure people even if their plans aren't that well thought out.

 

[efil4stnias]

Just to give an update. My brother is doing good. I was able to speak to him. He’s a little out of it but doing good. Still has a long way to go but he should get there. On a sad note my wife’s best friend for 40 years, her son was on Bourbon and was hit by the truck. He is in critical condition. Rough day for the Krodwhodat family.

so sorry to hear this. Absolutely brutal for so many touched by this tragedy.

Glad to hear your brother is out of surgery and will be back to health.

 

[Innominate]

Or that this guy, in losing his sheet, became depressed and possibly got radicalized by Islamic fundamentalists somehow at some point and then decided to do some truly terrible things on innocent people just enjoying themselves on New Years Day.

I agree it wasnt particularly too well-planned but murderous idealogical idiots can still kill or injure people even if their plans aren't that well thought out.

I totally get that. The talking heads on TV are saying it's a well planned attack. I don't see that.