FBI on New Orleans Terror Attack: ‘This Was an Act of Terrorism … an Evil Act’

LANDRY Chris RAIA Thank ░░░░░░░░ Governor Landry Good morning ░░░░░░░░ am FBI Deputy Assistant ░░░░░░░░ Christopher Raia I m ░░░░░░░░ our counterterrorism division at ░░░░░░░░ I m also joined ░░░░░░░░ Special Assistant Special Agent ░░░░░░░░ Charge Alethea Duncan from ░░░░░░░░ New Orleans office who ░░░░░░░░ heard from yesterday I ░░░░░░░░ here to discuss not ░░░░░░░░ the latest investigative information ░░░░░░░░ have here in New ░░░░░░░░ but also let you ░░░░░░░░ about other investigative activities ░░░░░░░░ of the state I ░░░░░░░░ and most importantly want ░░░░░░░░ send our deepest condolences ░░░░░░░░ the victims of this ░░░░░░░░ attack and their loved ░░░░░░░░ Forteen innocent victims were ░░░░░░░░ in this senseless attack ░░░░░░░░ at least 35 are ░░░░░░░░ We cannot ease the ░░░░░░░░ people in this community ░░░░░░░░ across the nation are ░░░░░░░░ at this time But ░░░░░░░░ assured we stand with ░░░░░░░░ and in support of ░░░░░░░░ All the resources and ░░░░░░░░ m going to go ░░░░░░░░ that a little bit ░░░░░░░░ little bit later all ░░░░░░░░ resources of the FBI ░░░░░░░░ being focused on tracking ░░░░░░░░ every piece of evidence ░░░░░░░░ lead every interview every ░░░░░░░░ every every potential lead ░░░░░░░░ ve got While I ░░░░░░░░ t be able to ░░░░░░░░ all your questions today ░░░░░░░░ goal is to be ░░░░░░░░ forthcoming as possible with ░░░░░░░░ on what we ve ░░░░░░░░ so far First and ░░░░░░░░ let me be very ░░░░░░░░ about this point This ░░░░░░░░ an act of terrorism ░░░░░░░░ was premeditated and an ░░░░░░░░ act This was obviously ░░░░░░░░ critical incident and with ░░░░░░░░ lots of information and ░░░░░░░░ come pouring in from ░░░░░░░░ enforcement first responders and ░░░░░░░░ public We have been ░░░░░░░░ running down these tips ░░░░░░░░ information As you all ░░░░░░░░ that takes time and ░░░░░░░░ will continue to do ░░░░░░░░ until every lead has ░░░░░░░░ followed through on This ░░░░░░░░ is only a little ░░░░░░░░ than 24 hours years ░░░░░░░░ so 24 hours old ░░░░░░░░ I ask you to ░░░░░░░░ in mind that as ░░░░░░░░ go through some of ░░░░░░░░ specifics later But at ░░░░░░░░ point currently and this ░░░░░░░░ another position I want ░░░░░░░░ fact I want to ░░░░░░░░ clear on we do ░░░░░░░░ assess at this point ░░░░░░░░ anyone else involved in ░░░░░░░░ attack except for Shamsud ░░░░░░░░ Jabbar the subject you ░░░░░░░░ already been briefed on.”