FBI identifies New Orleans driver suspected of killing 10 and injuring more than 30

WASHINGTON - The FBI identified the suspected driver of the Ford pickup truck who killed 10 people and injured 35 on Wednesday in New Orleans as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar, in an investigation of an attack the agency called "an act of terrorism."

Jabbar, a U.S. citizen who lived in Texas and was an Army veteran, carried an ISIS flag on the trailer hitch of the truck, which appeared to be rented, the FBI said.

"An ISIS flag was located in the vehicle and the FBI is working to determine the subject's potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations," the FBI statement said.

Jabbar got out of the truck after striking members of the crowd and shot at local police, the FBI said. Three police officers returned fire and killed the suspect, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said. Two officers wounded in the gunfire were reported in stable condition.

The FBI's bomb technicians are working to determine whether explosive devices found in the truck and elsewhere in the city's French Quarter were viable, the agency said.

"Weapons and a potential IED were located in the subject’s vehicle," the FBI said. "Other potential IEDs were also located in the French Quarter."

New Orleans police did not respond to requests for information about the suspect's identity. Sgt. Barry Fletcher said police will provide more information at a 1 p.m. CST news conference.

The attack on Bourbon Street came about 3:15 a.m. CST as throngs were celebrating the New Year. The attack also came hours before the city would host the Sugar Bowl college football game between Notre Dame and the University of Georgia.

New Orleans police said they'll be ready for upcoming events. The department is deploying resources at a level like other recent major events, such as the Taylor Swift concert. NOPD will work alongside local, state and federal partners to provide extensive security coverage across the city.

The FBI, Justice Department's National Security Division, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and federal prosecutors in Louisiana are working with state and local law enforcement in response to the attack, Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement.