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BREAKING: Multiple Deaths/Injuries Reported After Driver Plows Into Crowd on Bourbon Street

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When they tell us who the killer is, just remember what liberals have always insisted: Our diversity is our greatest strength.

January 1, 2025

BREAKING: Multiple Deaths/Injuries Reported After Driver Plows Into Crowd on Bourbon Street

by Susie Moore
RedStae.com


There are reports of a mass casualty event out of New Orleans early Wednesday morning. An as-yet unidentified driver plowed a white truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street at approximately 3:15 a.m., leaving at least ten people dead and dozens injured.

The driver reportedly then exited the vehicle and began firing a weapon. Police returned fire, and the suspect was killed as well.

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🚨#BREAKING: A major mass casualty event has been declared after numerous people were killed when a pick up truck plowed into a crowd followed by gunfire leaving dozens more injured

📌#NewOrleans l #Louisiana

Currently, there is a significant emergency response as officials have declared a major mass casualty event on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, early on New Year's Day. According to reports, a vehicle plowed into a crowded area, after which the driver exited the vehicle and began firing a weapon. Police engaged the suspect, returning fire and fatally shooting them. Officials report up to ten fatalities, but the death toll is now in the double digits, with at least 26 injuries. Victims are being transported to local hospitals. Emergency crews and law enforcement are actively working at the scene, and authorities are urging the public to avoid the area. The situation remains highly fluid, and these numbers are subject to change as more information becomes available. Investigators are working to determine the motive and whether the suspect acted alone. This is a developing story.

6:34 AM · Jan 1, 2025
 

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The incident took place as revelers were celebrating the New Year in the French Quarter.Jim and Nicole Mowrer were in New Orleans visiting from Iowa and witnessed the incident. Nicole told CBS News they had watched the city's fireworks display and were enjoying the New Year's Day atmosphere in the French Quarter when they heard crashing noises coming from down the street. They said they then saw a white truck slam through a barricade "at a high rate of speed."The Mowrers said they heard gunshots after the crashing noises and went to try to help people they found wounded, but realized the victims had died.

"We were pretty, pretty close to where it started," she said, estimating that the truck hit people only about a block away from where they had been walking.

"Once it was past us, we did hear gunfire, saw police running that direction," Nicole said. "Once the gunfire stopped, we stayed in the alcove until the gunfire stopped, came out into the street, and came across a lot of — several people who had been hit, [we] wanted to see what we could do to help."

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has characterized the incident as a terrorist attack.

Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry released a statement about the incident on X.

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There are now reports of a suspicious package in the area also being investigated, as well as indications that the death toll may have climbed to 12.

#UPDATE: Police are now investigating a suspicious package at the corner of Bourbon and Orleans following the ramming incident, with authorities stating that the vehicle hitting the crowd on Bourbon Street appeared to be intentional with the number raised to 12 deaths

http://redstate.com/smoosieq/2025/01/01/breaking-multiple-deathsinjuries-reported-after-car-plows-into-crowd-on-bourbon-street-n2183804


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