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

RAIA So far we ░░░░░░░░ received just over 400 ░░░░░░░░ from the public and ░░░░░░░░ information is being followed ░░░░░░░░ on both here in ░░░░░░░░ Orleans and across the ░░░░░░░░ Some of the tips ░░░░░░░░ here in New Orleans ░░░░░░░░ there are other tips ░░░░░░░░ other states across the ░░░░░░░░ that we are following ░░░░░░░░ on The FBI team ░░░░░░░░ our law enforcement partners ░░░░░░░░ are also reviewing hundreds ░░░░░░░░ hours of surveillance and ░░░░░░░░ video from both the ░░░░░░░░ Quarter and other locations ░░░░░░░░ for a timeline at ░░░░░░░░ point investigators believe Jabbar ░░░░░░░░ up the rented F ░░░░░░░░ in Houston Texas on ░░░░░░░░ 30th He then drove ░░░░░░░░ Houston to New Orleans ░░░░░░░░ the evening of the ░░░░░░░░ and he posted several ░░░░░░░░ to an online platform ░░░░░░░░ his support for ISIS ░░░░░░░░ were five videos posted ░░░░░░░░ Jabbar s Facebook account ░░░░░░░░ are timestamped beginning at ░░░░░░░░ 29 A M and ░░░░░░░░ last at 3 02 ░░░░░░░░ M In the first ░░░░░░░░ Jabbar explains he originally ░░░░░░░░ to harm his family ░░░░░░░░ friends but was concerned ░░░░░░░░ news headlines would not ░░░░░░░░ on the quote war ░░░░░░░░ the believers and the ░░░░░░░░ end quote Additionally he ░░░░░░░░ he had joined ISIS ░░░░░░░░ this summer He also ░░░░░░░░ a will and testament ░░░░░░░░ and ATF FBI we ░░░░░░░░ a couple different scenes ░░░░░░░░ the location As you ░░░░░░░░ you we have released ░░░░░░░░ scene at Bourbon Street ░░░░░░░░ scene has been released ░░░░░░░░ also have a scene ░░░░░░░░ a off off a ░░░░░░░░ address where we are ░░░░░░░░ searching that that scene ░░░░░░░░ now FBI and ATF ░░░░░░░░ have secured that house ░░░░░░░░ that location is being ░░░░░░░░ for potential evidence On ░░░░░░░░ Year s morning Jabbar ░░░░░░░░ fire after ramming through ░░░░░░░░ blocked off area of ░░░░░░░░ Street used his truck ░░░░░░░░ a weapon to run ░░░░░░░░ the victims Teams of ░░░░░░░░ trained victim specialists again ░░░░░░░░ I said are on ░░░░░░░░ ground here in New ░░░░░░░░ assisting survivors of the ░░░░░░░░ and loved ones of ░░░░░░░░ deceased We do not ░░░░░░░░ the public is in ░░░░░░░░ danger around any of ░░░░░░░░ locations Three phones linked ░░░░░░░░ Jabbar have been recovered ░░░░░░░░ digital media exploitation is ░░░░░░░░ priority to see what ░░░░░░░░ on the devices and ░░░░░░░░ if there are any ░░░░░░░░ potential leads Additionally we ░░░░░░░░ recovered two laptops and ░░░░░░░░ currently reviewing them for ░░░░░░░░ potential leads Those laptops ░░░░░░░░ recovered at the Mandeville ░░░░░░░░ Evidence technicians will also ░░░░░░░░ going over the F ░░░░░░░░ truck Jabbar was driving ░░░░░░░░ you know we recovered ░░░░░░░░ ISIS flag from the ░░░░░░░░ of the vehicle Jabbar ░░░░░░░░ his support for the ░░░░░░░░ group on social media ░░░░░░░░ I stated before as ░░░░░░░░ made his way to ░░░░░░░░ Orleans FBI bomb technicians ░░░░░░░░ recovered two IEDs in ░░░░░░░░ one from the cross ░░░░░░░░ of Bourbon and Orleans ░░░░░░░░ and the second at ░░░░░░░░ intersection approximately two blocks ░░░░░░░░ There were multiple reports ░░░░░░░░ other devices Those reports ░░░░░░░░ out to be misinformation ░░░░░░░░ not not not actual ░░░░░░░░ devices Those are the ░░░░░░░░ two devices that we ░░░░░░░░ been able to recover ░░░░░░░░ were functional Both devices ░░░░░░░░ rendered safe on scene ░░░░░░░░ did obtain surveillance footage ░░░░░░░░ Jabbar placing the devices ░░░░░░░░ they were found Two ░░░░░░░░ item two other as ░░░░░░░░ said before two other ░░░░░░░░ of interest were determined ░░░░░░░░ to be IEDs A ░░░░░░░░ bit about Jabbar Jabbar ░░░░░░░░ was born in the ░░░░░░░░ States and is a ░░░░░░░░ S Military veteran We ░░░░░░░░ looking at everything in ░░░░░░░░ life While we have ░░░░░░░░ many people who know ░░░░░░░░ we still need to ░░░░░░░░ to others Whether you ░░░░░░░░ Jabbar personally worked with ░░░░░░░░ served in the military ░░░░░░░░ saw him in New ░░░░░░░░ or Texas we need ░░░░░░░░ talk to you You ░░░░░░░░ not think you have ░░░░░░░░ information but what you ░░░░░░░░ could tie in to ░░░░░░░░ of our investigative leads ░░░░░░░░ we want to talk ░░░░░░░░ anyone who was in ░░░░░░░░ French Quarter on New ░░░░░░░░ s Eve or early ░░░░░░░░ New Year s Day ░░░░░░░░ includes people spotted near ░░░░░░░░ of the two IEDs ░░░░░░░░ Bourbon Street the IED ░░░░░░░░ inside a cooler and ░░░░░░░░ people stopped and looked ░░░░░░░░ the cooler and then ░░░░░░░░ on their way Let ░░░░░░░░ be clear again we ░░░░░░░░ not believe at this ░░░░░░░░ these people are involved ░░░░░░░░ this incident in any ░░░░░░░░ We want to speak ░░░░░░░░ them as witnesses and ░░░░░░░░ to know what they ░░░░░░░░ and when I went ░░░░░░░░ to the crime scene ░░░░░░░░ night it is very ░░░░░░░░ to put into words ░░░░░░░░ it looked like and ░░░░░░░░ difficult it was to ░░░░░░░░ Anyone with information can ░░░░░░░░ us at 1 800 ░░░░░░░░ FBI or send digital ░░░░░░░░ to FBI gov backslash ░░░░░░░░ Early this morning evidence ░░░░░░░░ teams finished their work ░░░░░░░░ the crime scene Bourbon ░░░░░░░░ has been turned over ░░░░░░░░ the City of New ░░░░░░░░ As you know there ░░░░░░░░ also an FBI investigation ░░░░░░░░ Las Vegas We are ░░░░░░░░ up on all potential ░░░░░░░░ and not ruling everything ░░░░░░░░ However at this point ░░░░░░░░ is no definitive Link ░░░░░░░░ the attack here in ░░░░░░░░ Orleans and the one ░░░░░░░░ Las Vegas And again ░░░░░░░░ ll preface as I ░░░░░░░░ I ll preface everything ░░░░░░░░ what I started with ░░░░░░░░ the beginning which was ░░░░░░░░ is very early in ░░░░░░░░ investigation like this Again ░░░░░░░░ thoughts and prayers our ░░░░░░░░ and our prayers are ░░░░░░░░ the victims of this ░░░░░░░░ and everyone impacted across ░░░░░░░░ country They remain at ░░░░░░░░ heart of our investigation.”