New Year’s Day 3 Attacks : New Orleans Attack, Trump Tower Las Vegas Attack & NY Mass Shooting
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On January 1, 2025, at approximately 3:15 a.m. CST, a tragic incident occurred in New Orleans’ French Quarter. A 42-year-old U.S. Army veteran named Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a rented Ford F-150 pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street, resulting in the deaths of at least 14 people and injuries to over 35 others. Reuters
After crashing the vehicle, Jabbar exited and opened fire on responding police officers with an assault rifle, injuring two officers before being fatally shot by law enforcement. An Islamic State (ISIS) flag was found on the truck’s trailer hitch, and prior to the attack, Jabbar had posted videos online expressing support for ISIS. The FBI has classified this as an act of terrorism, stating that Jabbar acted alone and was inspired by ISIS. Reuters
Jabbar, originally from Texas, had served in the U.S. Army, including a deployment to Afghanistan. In the months leading up to the attack, he exhibited increasingly erratic behavior, including expressing extremist views and distancing himself from family.The Scottish Sun
In response to the attack, President Joe Biden condemned the violence and offered full federal support to New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell. Security measures have been heightened in major cities across the United States. New York Post
The investigation is ongoing as authorities work to understand Jabbar’s path to radicalization and any potential connections to other incidents. Notably, on the same day, a Tesla Cybertruck packed with gasoline canisters exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, though no definitive link between the two events has been established.Reuters
On January 1, 2025, a Tesla Cybertruck exploded outside the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, resulting in the death of the driver and injuries to seven bystanders. The driver, identified as 37-year-old Army Special Forces soldier Matthew Alan Livelsberger from Colorado Springs, Colorado, was found dead inside the vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head, indicating he may have taken his own life before the explosion. Wikipedia
The Cybertruck, rented in Colorado, contained fireworks, gas canisters, and camping fuel connected to a detonation system controlled by the driver. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, stated that the explosion was caused by “very large fireworks and/or a bomb carried in the bed of the rented Cybertruck” and was “unrelated to the vehicle itself.” He also noted that the Cybertruck’s design helped contain the explosion, directing the blast upwards and minimizing damage to the surroundings.New York Post
Authorities are investigating the incident as a potential terrorist attack and are exploring possible connections to a separate attack in New Orleans that occurred earlier the same day. In that incident, Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a pickup truck into a crowd, killing 14 people and injuring dozens. Both Livelsberger and Jabbar were U.S. Army veterans and had rented their vehicles through the same car-sharing app, leading investigators to examine any links between the two attacks. However, the FBI has stated that there is “no definitive link” between the two incidents at this time.Forbes
The investigation is ongoing as authorities work to uncover more details about Livelsberger’s motives and any potential connections to other individuals or groups.
What These Two Attackers (Las Vegas & New Orleans attacks) Have In Common, below:
- Both were veterans, tied to the military at Fort Liberty
- Both deployed to Afghanistan in 2009
- Both rented their vehicle through TURO app, electric vehicles
- Both drove hundreds of miles from their homes
- Both assembled the improvised explosive and weapons in their homes
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As WRAL News learns more about the links the men tied to two New Years Day attacks had to Fort Liberty, some experts warn that terror attacks could become more common, in the video published on Jan 2, 2025, by WRAL, as “Las Vegas Cybertruck, New Orleans drivers were both at Fort Liberty, deployed to Afghanistan“, below:
On New Year’s Day 2025, a mass shooting occurred outside the Amazura nightclub in Queens, New York City, resulting in injuries to ten individuals. At approximately 11:18 p.m., three to four male suspects fired over 30 shots toward a group standing outside the venue, which was at full capacity with about 90 people inside. The victims, six women and four men, sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to nearby hospitals.People
The gathering was a private event commemorating the birthday of 16-year-old Taearion Mungo, who had been fatally shot in Brooklyn in October 2024.The Sun
The suspects fled the scene in a sedan with out-of-state license plates. As of now, no arrests have been made, and the investigation is ongoing. Authorities have stated that the incident is not being treated as a terrorist attack.People
NYPD Chief Philip Rivera condemned the violence, stating, “Let me start by saying that there’s zero tolerance for these senseless shootings, these horrible acts of violence on our streets, and those responsible for this crime will be apprehended and brought to justice.”People
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A Tesla Cybertruck exploded and burst into flames Wednesday morning just outside the entrance of Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas, killing a person inside the vehicle and injuring several others standing nearby, local officials said. Multiple chilling videos from the New Orleans shooting scene show people ducking, running, and hiding as a man opened fire indiscriminately after ramming his pickup truck into New Year revellers. At least 15 people were killed, and 30 or more have sustained injuries after the truck crashing and shooting incident on Canal and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, prompting the mayor to term it a “terrorist attack”. The intention behind the New Orleans ‘terrorist’ attack has not been determined yet. 10 people were injured on Wednesday night as a group of four opened fire outside a nightclub in New York. According to the New York City Police Department, the attack took place near the Amazura nightclub in Jamaica, New York City around 11:20 pm. Authorities confirmed that the injured had been transported to nearby hospitals, including Long Island Jewish Hospital and Cohen’s Children Medical Center. However, none of the victims are in critical condition, and all are expected to recover, in the video published on Jan 2, 2025, by CNN-News18, as “3 Attacks Rock US In 24 Hours|Trump Tower Attack|New Orleans Attack|NY Mass Shooting| N18G“, below:
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A former college football player, an 18 year old about to start her nursing training, a young mother, a high school graduate, many of the 14 New Orleans victims were celebrating the new year and a new chapter of their lives, in the video published on Jan 2, 2024, by Channel 4 News, as “New Orleans attacker was acting alone, says FBI“, below:
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FBI investigators say they believe Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old from Texas, is responsible for the New Orleans attack that killed at least 14 people on New Year’s Day. CBS News Confirmed executive editor Rhona Tarrant reports on the newest details. Plus, CBS News correspondent Jason Allen reports from the suspect’s Houston neighborhood, in the video published on Jan 2, 2024, by CBS News, as “Analyzing the New Orleans attqcker’s background and a look at his neighborhood“, below:
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Security expert Bob Kinder, founder of the Kinder group, spoke with NewsCenter 5 about if there is a link between the New Orleans attack and car explosion in Las Vegas and how such incidents can be prevented in the future, in the video published on Jan 2, 2024, by WCV8 Channel 5 Boston, as “Security expert Bob Kinder on the New Year’s attack in New Orleans“, below:
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The Tesla Cybertruck that caught fire outside a Trump hotel in Las Vegas is now being investigated as a possible terror attack. Sources say the vehicle was rented through the same service used by the suspect in the New Orleans incident. Tesla CEO Elon Musk addressed the situation on X, writing, “The whole Tesla senior team is investigating this matter right now. We’ll post more information as soon as we learn anything. We’ve never seen anything like this.” in the video published on Jan 1, 2025, by NBC News, as “Tesla Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas being investigated as possible terror attack“, below:
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The man believed to have rented the Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside of a Trump Hotel in Las Vegas was an active-duty US Army Green Beret, according to four US officials, in the video published on Jan 2, 2025, by CNN, as “Officials reveal new details about suspect in Las Vegas cybertruck explosion“, below:
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The driver of the Tesla Cybertruck that blew up outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year’s Day has been identified as active-duty U.S. Army soldier Matthew Livelsberger, The Associated Press is reporting, citing law enforcement officials. The officials spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation. Livelsberger, 37, has several addresses associated with him and was on leave from Germany, where he was serving with the 10th Special Forces Group. On Wednesday, he reportedly pulled the truck up outside the hotel at around 8:40 a.m. local time, and it exploded about 15 to 20 seconds later. The explosion killed Livelsberger and injured seven others. Authorities say the truck contained gasoline and camp fuel containers, as well as large firework mortars. Video of the incident captures the truck exploding in a ball of fire, and fireworks can also be seen going off in all directions. A bystander can also be seen just feet from the truck as it goes up in flames. An Army spokesperson told Fox News that Livelsberger began active duty in Army in January 2006 and reached the rank of master sergeant. Livelsberger spent time at the base formerly known as Fort Bragg, a massive Army base in North Carolina that is home to the Army Special Forces Command. As for all the guests at the hotel, they were taken in by another hotel as the investigation into the explosion continues. Like McMahill, Jeremy Schwartz, the FBI acting special agent in charge in Las Vegas, would not identify the person inside the vehicle, saying, “Our number one goal is to ensure that we have proper identification of the subject involved in the incident.” The second objective, Schwartz said, was to determine whether the explosion was an act of terrorism, which is being investigated by a joint terrorism task force, in the video published on Jan 2, 2025, by LiveNOW from FOX, as “Trump Vegas Bomb Suspect: Bomber shot himself before bomb exploded, police say|LiveNOW from FOX“, below:
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At least 10 people have been injured in a mass shooting outside a nightclub in New York’s Queens on the night of January 1, 2025. The shooting reportedly took place around 11:20 pm near the Amazura nightclub. The New York Police Department (NYPD) said none of the victims were in a critical condition, and all of them were admitted to a hospital, the New York Post reported. Police engaged in a shootout with the suspect, who was identified as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, according to witness accounts reported by NBC News. Jabbar was shot dead during the shootout with cops, two law enforcement officials told the New York Times, in the video streamed on Jan 2, 2025, by Firstpost, as “New York Mass Shooting Live: 10 People Shot at Outside Queens Night Club on New Year’s Day“, below:
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