Il killer of the massacre of New Orleans he recorded the inspections and planning of the attack while wearing his glasses Meta. The videos were released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and show the various moments that preceded the murderous rampage of Shamsud Jabbarwho had been carrying out his death plan for months.
Videos of the New Orleans killer
In October and November 2024 Shamsud Jabbar, the former soldier and author of the massacre on January 1st, he went to New Orleans several times to carry out inspections of the parts of the city where he would strike.
In a first video Jabbar moves on his bicycle along the French Quarter and films passers-by and the street. This first footage was recorded on October 31st.
Condolences at the site of the New Orleans massacre on January 1, 2025. The killer filmed the inspections while planning the massacre
In the same video edited by the FBI, we also see images of the tests carried out by Jabbar in the mirror of the rented apartment to verify the functioning of the Meta device.
Again, the clips continue on the same night of the massacre, when between December 31st and January 1st Jabbar placed the first two IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices) between Bourbon Street and St. Peter’s Street and the second device at Toulose Street . The videos are without sound, but second Corriere della Sera Jabbar would have recorded a further video in which he reported that he had been inspired by the Islamic State.
The New Orleans massacre
The nightmare began on Bourbon Street on New Year’s Eve. Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, a former soldier of the US armed forces, launched himself into the crowd in the street with a pick-up truck to welcome the new year. After the impact against people, a crash that occurred at breakneck speed, Jabbar came out of the cockpit and shot at passers-by with an assault rifle.
The budget was fifteen dead e thirty injured. While the killer was shooting into the crowd, a shooting began firefight with the police, which ended with the killing of the attacker. An ISIS flag was found inside the pick up, although according to the FBI Jabbar acted alone.
The investigations into the radicalization of the killer
A former military man with an ongoing divorce case, Jabbar’s family had recently noticed a progressive estrangement from their relative. This is why investigators are continuing to investigate backwards to reconstruct the killer’s past.
In 2023, for example, the killer traveled to Egypt and Canada and may have come into contact with terrorist cells linked to jihadist circles, a hypothesis also shared by Jabbar’s family members themselves.
Source: notizie.virgilio.it