Shamsud-Din Jabbar visited New Orleans twice, and traveled to Egypt and Canada, before a burst of violence early on New Yearβs Day that killed 14 people.
Bourbon Street is the lifeblood of the New Orleans tourist industry. But after an attack that killed 14, along with other recent violence, some people who work and live there wish for change.
Recordings and interviews detail Shamsud-Din Jabbarβs growing discontent with American society and increasing isolation even within his local Muslim community.
Bomb-making materials were found at a short-term rental house, and the authorities said they had recovered a transmitter intended to set off explosives on the cityβs famous Bourbon Street.
The president-elect said on social media that he was right about fearing criminals on the other side of the border. Officials later identified the suspect as a U.S.-born citizen and Army veteran.
City officials were warned in 2019 that the bollards designed to block vehicles did βnot appear to work.β They were being fixed when a truck rammed through Bourbon Street on Wednesday.
Turo, which investigators say was used to acquire the vehicles involved in the attack in New Orleans and explosion in Las Vegas, was emerging as an alternative car-rental service.