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Ford CEO Jim Farley reacted Wednesday to the terrorist attack in New Orleans.
The terror attack occurred early Wednesday morning in New Orleans, where the FBI said suspect Shamsud-Din Jabbar crashed a rented white Ford pickup truck on the city’s famed Bourbon Street amid New Year’s celebrations. It left 14 people dead and several dozen others injured.
“New Orleans…we are deeply saddened by this violent attack,” Ford’s CEO wrote on X. “Our hearts go out to the victims and injured, their families and emergency responders.”
Ford “is and will continue to cooperate fully with authorities,” Farley said.
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FBI Deputy Assistant Director Christopher Raia said Thursday that Jabbar “picked up the leased F-150 in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 30” before traveling to New Orleans.
A police officer patrols the French Quarter after an attack by a man driving a truck on Bourbon Street earlier in the day, early Jan. 2, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. At least 10 people were killed and 30 others injured on Wednesday when a vehicle plowed into (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
The rental of the vehicle was done through the Turo platform.
A Turo spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News that the peer-to-peer car-sharing company was “heartbroken by the violence in New Orleans and Las Vegas.”
In Las Vegas, a Tesla Cybertruck, loaded with gasoline canisters and fireworks mortars, exploded the same day. It is also rented through the platform.
“We are actively partnering with law enforcement authorities as they investigate both incidents. We do not believe that any of the tenants involved in the Las Vegas and New Orleans attacks had a criminal background that would have identified them as a security threat. We remain committed to maintaining the highest standards in risk management, thanks to our world-class trust and security technologies and teams that include experienced former law enforcement professionals,” said the Turo spokesperson.
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The FBI agent said Thursday that “at this point there is no definitive link between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas,” noting that it was “very early” in the investigation.
Police checkpoints on and around Bourbon Street after a vehicle plowed into New Year’s Eve crowds in a tourist district, local authorities said in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 1, 2025. (Photo by Patt Little/ Anadolu via Getty Images) (Patt Little/Anadolu via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, died on Bourbon Street after exchanging fire with police, according to the FBI. The agency said an ISIS flag, weapons and a possible IED were discovered in his rented truck after the attack.
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Raia said the Bourbon Street suspect had “posted several videos on an online platform announcing his support for ISIS” while en route to New Orleans.
Margaret Kerkman contributed to this report.
