Officials in New Orleans are holding a news conference on an attack on Bourbon Street that killed at least 10 people and injured dozens of others in the early hours of New Year’s Day as revelers were celebrating.
A man drove around barricades and hurtled down Bourbon Street in New Orleans’ French Quarter in “very intentional behavior,” New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said earlier Wednesday.
“He was hellbent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” Kirkpatrick said.
The driver exchanged gunfire with responding police officers, the FBI said, and police said he was declared dead at the scene. The FBI said it is investigating the incident “as an act of terrorism.”
How to watch the Bourbon Street, New Orleans attack update
- What: Officials hold a news conference on the deadly attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
- Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- Time: 11 a.m. local time, 12 p.m. ET
- Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
- Online stream: Live on CBS News in the player above and on your mobile or streaming device
