Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) personnel from across the country continue to work diligently to
further this investigation and evaluate evidence, interview victims and witnesses, and analyze tips
related to the New Orleans Bourbon Street attack. Two days into the investigation, the FBI has received
almost 1,000 tips, and leads have been sent to FBI Field Offices across the country for investigation.
As of Thursday, January 2, 2025, all evidence recovery along Bourbon Street and a short-term rental
home on Mandeville Street in New Orleans, used by subject Shamsud-Din Jabbar, has been completed.
At the Mandeville Street location, bomb making materials, which were rendered safe, and other items
were found and collected for further processing. FBI special agents located similar materials at the
search of Jabbar’s home on Crescent Peak Drive in Houston, Texas.
On January 1 at 5:18 a.m., CST, the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to a fire at the
Mandeville Street location after the attack on Bourbon Street. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms (ATF) has determined that Jabbar was the only person who could have had access to the
residence when the fire was set. ATF also determined that Jabbar set a small fire in the hallway, and
strategically placed accelerants throughout the house in his effort to destroy it and other evidence of his
crime. After Jabbar left the residence, the fire burned to a point that it extinguished itself, prior to
spreading to other rooms. The ATF investigation revealed that when the NOFD arrived at the scene, the
fire was smoldering, allowing for the recovery of evidence, including pre-cursors for bomb making
material and a privately made device suspected of being a silencer for a rifle.
Evidence collected from multiple sites are being evaluated to further the investigation. The FBI assesses
that during his attack on Bourbon Street, Jabbar intended to use a transmitter, that was found in the F150
truck, to detonate the two IED’s he placed on Bourbon Street. The transmitter, along with 2 firearms
connected to Jabbar, is being transported to the FBI Laboratory for additional testing as well as clothing
and shell casings from the truck. FBI personnel are also evaluating terabytes worth of video and other
data collected by street cameras monitored by the New Orleans Real Time Crime Center.
The FBI continues to surge resources from across the country to assist the New Orleans Field Office. In
addition to FBI special agents and personnel based in Louisiana, more than 200 additional personnel
have been brought in to assist in this investigation in order to process evidence, support victims, and
investigate leads and tips. Personnel support includes, but is not limited to, special agents, victim
specialists, evidence technicians, specially trained crisis management personnel, and intelligence
analysts.
FBI victim specialists and special agents continue to interview survivors and witnesses. As of January 3,
the FBI has identified 35 known injured individuals. The number of injured is expected to rise in the
coming days as additional people either take themselves to hospitals with injuries or ask for assistance
from the FBI. Fourteen innocent people were killed in the attack. Courageous New Orleans Police
Department officers shot and killed Jabbar after he opened fire on them and the crowd on Bourbon
Street.