Fatal attack on New Year's celebration in New Orleans: 10 dead, 35 injuries!

Fatal attack on New Year's celebration in New Orleans: 10 dead, 35 injuries!

Bourbon Street, New Orleans, USA - On New Year's morning 2025, a terrifying incident shook the French district of New Orleans. A man raced into a celebrating crowd with his pick-up truck, shot out of the vehicle. According to the police reports, ten people were killed and 35 injured. The perpetrator also aimed at two police officers who shot back from the vehicle with shots after he had hit several people. The police described his behavior as intentionally and extremely dangerous. "He tried to run over as many people as possible," said police chief Anne Kirkpatrick. The negligent and brutal deed happened at 3:15 a.m., when the quarter was invigorated by numerous celebrants, as Vol.at reported.

After the incident, a large contingent of the rescue workers moved out, while the police blocked the surroundings. The explosion of a suspicious package nearby is also examined in direct connection with the crime, which raises further speculation about the motive of the crime. The FBI is now assuming a terrorist incident, and Louisiana's governor also described the violence as "terrible". The Mayor of New Orleans, Latoya Cantrell, also spoke of a terrorist attack, while the FBI agent Alethea Duncan disagreed and initially did not classify the incident as terrorist files, such as