At Least 15 Killed After Truck Rams Into Crowd In New Orleans

LOUISIANA – The death toll in a pickup truck attack in New Orleans, Louisiana has risen to 15.

Thirty-five other people were also reported injured when the truck plowed through the heart of the French Quarter around 3:15 A.M. on New Years Day.

The area is popular with tourists and a hotspot for major holidays, especially New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Police said the attacker drove the truck onto a sidewalk and around a police car that was parked to block traffic from entering the area to carry out the attack.

The man who rammed the pickup truck into the New Year’s partygoers, has been identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old U.S, citizen and army veteran from Texas.