New Orleans suspect made haunting videos before attack confessed to family murder plot and ISIS ties

Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s chilling videos reveal about joining ISIS and dreams related to the terrorist organization.

The individual who drove a truck into a crowd of New Year’s Eve partygoers in New Orleans’ French Quarter, resulting in 15 fatalities, has been identified as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen originally from Texas.  

Suspect Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar reportedly recorded several videos that are currently being reviewed by investigators.  

Sources told CNN that the footage appears to have been filmed at night while driving, and the suspect is not visible in the recordings.  

Authorities suspect the videos were created during Jabbar’s journey from Texas to Louisiana, though the exact timing remains uncertain.  

According to CNN, the videos reference Jabbar’s divorce and reveal his alleged plan to lure his family into a staged celebration to kill them.  

The suspect also reportedly spoke about joining ISIS and shared dreams related to the terrorist organization.  

The Ford electric truck involved in the attack belonged to another 42-year-old man from Houston and was rented through Turo, a vehicle-sharing platform.  

The FBI stated they believe the terrorist had accomplices. Surveillance footage reportedly shows three men and a woman placing multiple improvised explosive devices at the scene, as per the Associated Press.  

The attacker was fatally shot by police after driving the truck into pedestrians celebrating New Year’s, exiting the vehicle, and opening fire.  

The truck was reportedly adorned with an ISIS flag and contained a chest loaded with explosives.  

Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar’s brother described him as a compassionate individual during an interview with *The New York Times*.  

Abdur Jabbar, 24, from Beaumont, Texas, told the publication: "[He was] a sweetheart really, a nice guy, a friend, really smart, caring."  

He added that his brother converted to Islam at a young age and stated, "what he did does not represent Islam. This is more some type of radicalization, not religion."