NEW ORLEANS -- Law enforcement agencies are expanding their investigation into the New Year's ramming attack on New Orleans' Bourbon Street which killed 14 people and injured dozens more in the early hours of Wednesday.
City and federal officials said an Army veteran -- identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42 -- was "hell-bent" on killing as many people as possible. The suspect drove a pickup truck around a parked police car serving as a barricade and plowed into crowds of revelers, officials said.
The alleged attacker then exited the damaged vehicle armed with an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement officials said. Jabbar was also armed with a handgun, sources told ABC News.
Officers returned fire, killing Jabbar, a U.S.-born citizen from Texas, sources said.
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The FBI shared a timeline of events on Thursday of Shamsud-Din Jabbar's movements leading up to the attack and the investigation.
Before summer 2024: Shamsud-Din Jabbar allegedly joins ISIS
Dec 30: Shamsud-Din Jabbar picks up rented Ford F15 in Houston, Texas
Dec 31: Jabbar drives rented truck from Houston to New Orleans, Louisiana. The drive is approximately five and a half hours, spanning over 340 miles.
Jan 1 at 1:29 a.m. CT: Jabbar posts five timestamped videos to an online platform between 1:29 a.m. and 3:02 a.m., where he allegedly proclaims his support for ISIS.
In the first video, he explains he originally planned to harm his family and friends but was concerned the news headlines would not focus on the "war between the believers and the disbelievers."
This is also when he states that he joined ISIS before the summer.
He also provided a last will and testament.
Jan 1 at 2:03 a.m. CT: Surveillance footage shows Jabbar as he walked along Dauphine Street near Governor Nicholls Street. He is dressed in a light brown long coat, a dark-colored button-down shirt, blue jeans and what appears to be brown dress shoes. The FBI says Jabbar is seen placing devices inside coolers near Bourbon Street before the attack. They believe he acted along and changed clothes, law enforcement officials say.
Jan 1 at 3:02 a.m. CT: Jabbar posts his last of the five videos.
Jan 1 at 3:15 a.m. CT: Jabbar opened fire after ramming pedestrians on Bourbon Street.
Jan 1: Following the attack, authorities recovered two improvised explosive devices left in coolers in the Bourbon Street area, the FBI said. Those were the only devices recovered and both were rendered safe.
Jan 1: In the aftermath of the deadly incident, family members and friends have begun identifying the 14 people killed on Bourbon Street.
Jan 2: Jabbar's divorces and financial difficulties come to light. The records also show that after his military service, Jabbar worked for Deloitte as he aimed to grow his own fledgling real estate business.
Jan 2: Bourbon Street crime scene turned back over to City of New Orleans.
Jan 2: Bomb-making materials linked to the suspect were recovered by FBI agents and local law enforcement at Jabbar's last known residence in Houston, Texas, sources confirmed to ABC News. The items found were also referred to as "precursor chemicals" by agents in the field, sources said. The items were found when agents executed a search warrant at Jabbar's home in the small community of Greenspoint, in north Houston.
During a press conference Wednesday night, President Joe Biden said the New Orleans attacker posted a video beforehand indicating he was inspired by the Islamic State group.
The New Orleans truck attack suspect spoke on his background in a now-removed YouTube video posted in 2020.
Shamsud Din Jabbar, 42, said he was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas and spent a decade working in the U.S. military before becoming a realtor in the Houston area.
His years in the military were spent working as a human resources and IT specialist, Jabbar said in the video that has since been removed from YouTube following Wednesday's attack.
An image of suspect Shamsud Din Jabbar has been released.
New Orleans police said the image is Jabbar's passport photo.
"This may not represent his exact appearance as of this date," police said.
The public is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI, or visit tips.fbi.gov if they interacted with him within the last 72 hours.
New Orleans police have reviewed surveillance video that appears to show several people planting potential explosive devices in advance of the vehicle ramming, leading the FBI to conclude the driver of the pickup truck was not "solely responsible" for the attack, law enforcement sources told ABC News.
Investigators are urgently working to identify the individuals who were seen on camera and take them into custody.
