New Orleans attack not linked to Cybertruck bomb, police say as Shamsud-din Jabbar’s ISIS…

The FBI says New Orleans terror suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, shared a series of chilling Facebook videos on the morning prior to the attack.

Jabbar was said to have posted five Facebook videos, and in one he reportedly explained why he became obsessed with ISIS ideology.

Another of the videos, which have not been made public, ‘provided his will’, reports Punchbowl News reporter Mica Soellner.

The Archbishop Shaw High School in Marrero, Louisiana paid a touching tribute to alumna Hubert Gauthreaux, 21, one of the victims identified in Wednesday’s terror attack.

‘It is with great sorrow that we share that alum Hubert Gauthreaux, Class of 2021, was tragically killed in the senseless act of violence that occurred early this morning in the French Quarter,’ the school said on Facebook.

‘We are asking the entire Archbishop Shaw family to pray for the repose of Hubert’s soul, his family and friends during this difficult time, and all those affected by this tragedy.’

New Orleans City Council member Helena N. Moreno told CNN she had been with Gauthreaux’s family when he was still missing, before he was tragically identified as one of the deceased.

‘I had been sitting with Hubert’s family earlier that day as they were hoping to get information that he had been found in one of the hospitals, and unfortunately, he was here,’ she said while standing at the Bourbon Street scene.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry touted New Orleans’ issued a defiant message at a Thursday press conference insisting the city was prepared and will remain open following Wednesday’s terror attack.

The lawmaker said he would attend Thursday’s Sugar Bowl game at the Superdome, which was postponed by a day due to the attack that killed 14 and injured dozens more.

‘Today, we’re going to have us a Sugar Bowl,’ he said. ‘We’re going to enjoy ourselves.

‘Louisiana invented hospitality. The people of this city care for each other. And believe you me, we care about each one of the lives that were lost in this city and that we will never forget them.

‘But it would ber a tragedy if we let their losses be snuffed out because of fear.’

The Governor had previously come under scrutiny after he shared a cheerful image of himself enjoying a steak dinner just hours after the attack, which he said was a testament to the ‘resilient city.’

The decision to postpone Wednesday’s Sugar Bowl to Thursday afternoon in the wake of a terrorist attack that killed 15 has left some Notre Dame and Georgia football fans surrendering their seats before a disappointing return flight home.

‘We can’t get new flights,’ said Lisa Borrelli, a 34-year-old Philadelphia resident who came to New Orleans with her fiancé, a 2011 Notre Dame graduate.

Postponing the game ‘was absolutely the right call,’ she said. ‘I completely understand.’

She said they paid more than $250 per ticket and hadn’t bothered listing them for resale yet because prices were so low: ‘Of course we’re disappointed to miss it and to lose so much money on it, but at the end of the day it doesn’t matter. We’re fortunate enough that we’ll be fine.’

Some seats on StubHub were as low as $11 after Wednesday’s tragedy as scores of fans unloaded tickets on the secondary market. Even the top seats were selling for $446 on StubHub.

Earlier Wednesday, field-level seats were going for as much as $1,700 on Ticketmaster before officials opted to postpone the game in the wake of the terror attack.

Bomb-sniffing dogs have been deployed by New Orleans authorities as the city cautiously proceeds with the Sugar Bowl in the aftermath of Wednesday’s terror attack.

Security teams are out in force to the Superdome, which is set to host the Georgia – Notre Dame matchup in front of huge crowds.

Dogs were seen sniffing vehicles entering the Superdome garage, as well as the personal belongings of anyone entering the stadium.

The Superdome was on lockdown for security sweeps on Wednesday morning, but the doors were scheduled to open at 1pm local time, with pre-game festivities beginning at 2:15 CST. Kickoff is scheduled for 3pm in New Orleans, 4pm EST.

New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick has promised ‘hundreds of officers’ will be lining the city streets prior to Thursday’s rescheduled Sugar Bowl.

‘We are staffing up at the same level, if not more so, than what we were preparing for the Super Bowl [in February],’ Kirkpatrick told NBC Today.

New Orleans officials said at a press conference Thursday that they found evidence of Shamsud-Din Jabbar planting two explosive devices at the scene that never went off.

Authorities said they found surveillance footage showing Jabbar planting the items before the attack. One was at the corner of Bourbon and Orleans Street and another was about two blocks away.

The revelation indicates that the tragic New Years terrorist attack that killed 14 people and injured dozens more could have been even worse.

Terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar was arrested for theft over two decades ago, according to court records obtained by TMZ.

The 42-year-old was taken into custody in November 2002 for a theft in the range of $50 to $500, however it is not clear what he stole.

He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, paid a $100 fine and was sentenced to nine months of community supervision, records showed.

Following a frantic day of investigations spanning the country, officials in New Orleans said at a press conference Thursday they do not believe the city’s New Year’s terrorist attack was related to a suspected bombing in Las Vegas.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, killed 14 and injured dozens more hours before a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks exploded in Vegas, raising fears they were coordinated.

But at Thursday’s presser, officials said they do not believe they are related, but investigations are ongoing.

Following reports that the two perpetrators served at the same Army base during their military days, it was reported Thursday that they were not in the same unit but did serve at the base and in Afghanistan at the same time.

New Orleans authorities discovered three cell phones and accelerant in the vehicle used in the New Years terrorist attack.

The FBI has reportedly extracted just one of the three cell phones so far, as it was revealed that he rented the truck until January 4.

At a press conference on Thursday, New Orleans authorities said they now believe Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, acted alone.

Officials said they have received some 400 tips from the public related to the investigation.

Although agencies including the FBI raided several homes in multiple states and previously said they believe others were also ‘responsible’ for the attack, officials have now said they believe it was a lone wolf attack.

A suspect was taken into custody after Capitol Police raced to a ‘suspicious vehicle’ found outside the US Capitol on Thursday morning.

Capitol Police said on X that officers ‘spotted a car that had been driving along the sidewalk’ and into a grassy area.

The force urged locals to remain away from the area while the car is investigated.

Capitol Police are investigating a ‘suspicious vehicle’ found near the Capitol.

Officials said officers responded to the area of Constitution Avenue and Third Street and urged locals to avoid the area.

Reports suggest a suspect was seen driving a vehicle erratically on the sidewalk, and the area remains shut down by authorities.

A suspect was quickly taken into custody, however authorities urged the public to remain away from the area as they investigate the vehicle.

Crisis negotiators were called to a chaotic scene in Las Vegas where a person had barricaded himself onto a bus just hours after a Cybertruck exploded outside Donald Trump’s Sin City hotel.

Police were on the scene near Fremont Street and Charleston Boulevard, along with SWAT teams and crisis negotiators. They have since taken the person into custody without incident.

Police have been praised for ‘working overtime’ today after earlier responding to the potential terror threat at Trump’s hotel which injured seven and killed one.

However, officials have not said early in their investigation that the hostage situation was linked to the bombing.

At least 16 victims who survived the New Year’s terror attack in New Orleans remain hospitalized.

Eight of those hospitalized are in the ICU with more serious injuries, while four patients have been transferred to other facilities for specialized care.

13 victims who were hospitalized in the tragedy have been discharged, according to a tweet from NewsNation correspondent Brian Entin.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry faced outrage on Wednesday evening after he posted a cheerful photo of himself enjoying a steak dinner just hours after the New Orleans terrorist attack.

Landry posted a photo of himself giving a thumbs-up with several people outside the Bon Tob Prime Rib steakhouse, which is just 10 minutes away from the site of the 3am terror attack on Bourbon Street.

He attempted to paint it as a defiant act in the face of the terror, captioning the post: ‘Ate dinner tonight in New Orleans. Proud to be a part of this incredibly resilient city. See everyone at the game tomorrow!’

But X users lambasted him for being tone-deaf in the wake of the tragedy, with one responding: ’15 people are dead in NOLA and you’re bragging about your steak dinner?’

LSU gymnast and social media influencer Olivia Dunne and her MLB star boyfriend Paul Skenes were on Bourbon Street the night of the New Years terror attack.

Dunne shared images from the night out alongside Skenes’ Pittsburgh teammate Bubba Chandler and his partner Allie Enright.

Dunne also posted a second image, which appeared to show a packed Bourbon Street hours before the deadly attack, along with a heartbroken emoji.

It is unclear when exactly the group were on Bourbon Street, though the large crowds – seemingly in fine spirits – would suggest it was prior to the attack.

Tesla Cybertruck bomber Matthew Livelsberger is a long-serving married soldier who was on leave from active duty when he carried out the attack outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel, it has been revealed.

Livelsberger, 37, was identified by law enforcement sources as the bomber who died in the Wednesday attack that also left seven wounded. The electric vehicle exploded about 15 seconds after the driver pulled up in front of the hotel’s valet.

The blast was caused by ‘a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck’ or ‘very large fireworks’, according to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

He lived in Colorado Springs and was an active member of the Army, and previously received a Meritorious Honor Award for work benefiting the US Embassy in Tajikistan.

Liveslberger was profiled by a local newspaper in Ohio for his work with the military in Afghanistan.

He grew up in Ohio and was married to social worker Sara Livelsberger, who in the lead up to the 2016 election shared a slew of Facebook posts spouting anti-Trump rhetoric.

According to CBS News, Liveslberger was on break from duty in Germany when he carried out the attack.

He lived with his wife, who hadn’t heard from him from several days, in Colorado Springs in a home they bought together in 2015, property records found.

However, police have linked Livelsberger to several addresses throughout the city – including a different townhouse that was raided by the FBI overnight.

President-elect Donald Trump has broken his silence on the Tesla Cybertruck explosion outside his Las Vegas hotel, vowing to rid America of ‘violent scum.’

Trump took to his social media platform Truth Social to excoriate the security and justice establishment after Army veteran Matthew Livelsberger allegedly exploded the truck on Wednesday morning, killing one and injuring seven.

Trump wrote in a post: ‘Our Country is a disaster, a laughing stock all over the World! This is what happens when you have OPEN BORDERS, with weak, ineffective, and virtually nonexistent leadership.

‘The DOJ, FBI, and Democrat state and local prosecutors have not done their job. They are incompetent and corrupt, having spent all of their waking hours unlawfully attacking their political opponent, ME, rather than focusing on protecting Americans from the outside and inside violent SCUM that has infiltrated all aspects of our government, and our Nation itself.

‘Democrats should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen to our Country. The CIA must get involved, NOW, before it is too late. The USA is breaking down – A violent erosion of Safety, National Security, and Democracy is taking place all across our Nation.

‘Only strength and powerful leadership will stop it. See you on January 20th. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!’

The FBI said in a statement that it is carrying out raids on homes across multiple states as they probe whether New Orleans terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, acted alone.

Officials said hours after the attack that they believe Jabbar may not have been ‘solely responsible.’

Investigations into the bombing outside Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel the same day found both vehicles used in the attacks were rented through Turo, raising claims the incidents were linked.

Late in the evening, the FBI said ‘special agents and our law enforcement partners are currently conducting a number of court authorized search warrants in New Orleans and other states.’

It was revealed Thursday morning that the Army veteran who rammed a truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans had gone though a contentious divorce and an economy crisis before turning to terror.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, who was born and raised in Texas, had successfully climbed the corporate ladder after being dishonorably charged from the military, where he served as a human-resources and information-technology specialist and spent 11 months in Afghanistan.

He went on to study computer-information systems at Georgia State University, held a job at IT company Accenture and gave real estate a try before returning to Texas in 2018, starting a job as a cloud-consulting manager for Ernst & Young, an accounting company.

Jabbar then started work as a ‘senior solutions specialist at Deloitte from 2021 until at least the past fall. According to a pay stub shown in court, he made the equivalent of nearly $125,000 a year.

But Jabbar seemed to crack after his second divorce in 2020, when his then-wife of three years Shaneen Chanti got a restraining order against him.

‘Time is of the essence. I can not afford the house payment. It is past due in excess of $27,000 and in danger of foreclosure if we delay settling the divorce,’ Jabbar wrote in an email to his then-wife’s lawyer in 2022.

Jabbar claimed he was broke at the time, telling the court he had a net monthly income of about $7,500 but monthly expenses that were about $8,960.

He also said the real estate company he had formed had lost more than $28,000 in the previous year and that he had taken on $16,000 in credit card debt.

At some point over the last years Jabbar converted to Islam and became increasingly devout, per some reports.

New Orleans Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick is promising ‘hundreds of officers’ will be lining the city streets prior to Thursday’s rescheduled Sugar Bowl.

The College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed by a day following the New Year’s terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, a mile away from where the game will be played.

Kirkpatrick told NBC Today ahead of the game on Thursday: ‘We are staffing up at the same level, if not more so, than what we were preparing for the Super Bowl.’

New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno told WDSU-TV earlier Wednesday, before the postponement was announced, that the security perimeter around the Superdome was being ‘extended to be a larger zone.’

‘There are more police officers who are coming in,’ she said.

Authorities have publicly identified seven of the 15 people who tragically lost their lives in the New Orleans terrorist attack.

Former college football star Tiger Bech, 28, was the first to be identified, followed by father-of-two Reggie Hunter, 37, and 18-year-old Ni’kyra Cheyenne Dedeaux.

Nicole Perez, 27, Matthew Tenedioro, Kareem Badawi, and Hubert Gauthreaux, 21, were later confirmed among the deceased by officials.

Top L-R: Hubert Gauthreaux, Tiger Bech and Reggie Hunter. Bottom L-R: Ni’kyra Cheyenne Dedeaux, Matthew Tenedorio and Nicole Perez

The man responsible for the Cybertruck explosion outside Trump International Hotel served at the same military base as the New Orleans terrorist, according to a new report.

Both terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, and bomber Matthew Livelsberger, 37, served at the same base, however it is not known if they knew each other.

Livelsberger served served 18 of his 19 years in the military’s Special Forces, while Jabbar said he spent a decade in the military before he was honorably discharged.

Federal investigators believe terror suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, prepared the IED explosives in an Airbnb where he stayed before he drove a truck into a crowd os New Year’s revelers.

Investigators are probing the theory he rented a nearby property on Airbnb in St. Roch for his base before carrying out the attack.

Exclusive DailyMail.com photographs show the moment the FBI removed bomb making materials from the two-bedroom and two-bathroom property close to the French Quarter.

A total containment vessel was seen being taken away from the property at around 8pm on New Years Day, hours after authorities had evacuated residents from the area.

Horrific footage captured the moment the New Orleans terror suspect maneuvered around a police barricade and plowed through the unsuspecting crowd on New Years.

Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S citizen, drove a rental truck brandishing an ISIS flag into the crowd on Bourbon Street Wednesday morning, killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens.

Shocking new surveillance footage obtained by Fox 8 showed Jabbar driving the white Ford F-150 Lightning EV down Canal Street.

Matthew Livelsberger, 37, has been identified as the bomber who blew up a Tesla Cybertruck outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday.

Although officers have not publicly named Livelsberger, a veteran who served 19 years in the Army, as the bomber, senior law enforcement sources confirmed his identity to KOAA and KTNV.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Livelsberger served 18 of his 19 years in the military’s Special Forces. His current role was listed as a Remote and Autonomous Systems Manager, which he had been in for just three months.

Law enforcement sources revealed that Livelsberger, who died Wednesday in the explosion outside the hotel, had previously served at the same military base as New Orleans terrorist Shamsud Din Jabbar. Police have not confirmed if the pair were known to each other.