00:00First and foremost, let me be very clear about this point.
00:03This was an act of terrorism, it was premeditated and an evil act.
00:09This was obviously a critical incident and with that lots of information
00:13and tips come pouring in from law enforcement, first responders and the public.
00:18But at this point currently, and this is another position, another fact I want to be clear on,
00:24we do not assess at this point that anyone else involved in this attack is involved in this attack
00:32except for Shamsuddin Jabbar, the subject you've already been briefed on.
00:38So far we have received just over 400 tips from the public and that information is being followed
00:44up on both here in New Orleans and across the country. Some of the tips are here in New Orleans
00:51and there are other tips in other states across the country that we are following up on.
00:55At this point investigators believe Jabbar picked up the rented F-150
01:00in Houston, Texas on December 30th. He then drove from Houston to New Orleans on the evening of the
01:0831st and he posted several videos to an online platform proclaiming his support for ISIS.
01:16FBI bomb technicians also recovered two IEDs in coolers, one from the cross section of Bourbon
01:23and Orleans Street and the second at an intersection approximately two blocks away.
01:30As you know, there's also an FBI investigation in Las Vegas. We are following up on all potential
01:36leads and not ruling everything out. However, at this point there is no definitive link
01:44between the attack here in New Orleans and the one in Las Vegas. And again, I'll preface as I
01:49close, I'll preface everything with what I started with in the beginning which was this is very early
01:55in an investigation like this. We know that he specifically picked out Bourbon Street,
01:59not quite sure why. I mean, I think one can assume that it was lots of people New Year's Eve,
02:05you know, with a target for an attack. That's the stuff in the coming days as far as that
02:12path to radicalization that we're really going to be digging into and making a priority of. So
02:20what I can tell you right now is that he was 100 percent inspired by ISIS and so we're digging
02:26through more of the social media, more interviews, working with some of our other partners to
02:31ascertain just how to ascertain a little bit more about that connection. What's going on in this
02:37city and this state is twofold. We've got an active criminal investigation going on while
02:45we're also continuing to secure the city in preparation for three o'clock kickoff time
02:52for the Sugar Bowl.
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