New Orleans Assailant Opens Fire on Arriving Police Officers, Bodycam Footage Reveals
Footage from body cameras captures the tense encounter between law enforcement and the alleged ISIS-inspired assailant responsible for the deaths of 14 individuals on New Year’s Day.
Recently unveiled body-worn camera footage by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) depicts the initial confrontation with Shamsud-Din Jabbar—the suspected ISIS-inspired attacker who drove his truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, resulting in 14 fatalities and numerous injuries.
The approximately 15-second clip from Officer Luis Robles’s body camera reveals Beyer positioned next to the truck’s open driver’s door, weapon drawn, while Jordan also had his gun ready. Beyer can be heard announcing his presence and instructing Jabbar to leave the vehicle.
With officers demanding, “Put your hands up,” Robles dashed for cover as gunfire erupted. The video captures a flash from what seems to be a gun barrel emerging from the driver-side door, discharging toward the officers.
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According to her, two officers sustained injuries during the gunfight. Jordan and Officer Joseph Rodrigue, who did not discharge his weapon, both suffered thigh wounds, with Rodrigue also enduring a broken shoulder. Fortunately, both have since been discharged from the hospital.
The NOPD statement confirms that the three officers who engaged with their weapons were Daggs, a 21-year veteran, and Beyer and Jordan, each with nearly two years in the department.
In adherence to NOPD protocols, the officers involved in the shooting were placed on administrative reassignment but were cleared to return to full duty status on January 9, as stated by Kirkpatrick during the press briefing. She opted not to disclose the number of gunshots fired due to ongoing investigations and related litigation.
Kirkpatrick also refrained from commenting on whether any officers or civilians sustained injuries as a result of friendly fire.
The incident initiated when Jabbar circumvented a police blockade that limited access to Bourbon Street, driving into a throng of celebrants.
A group of victims has since initiated a lawsuit against the city and two contractors, alleging inadequate security measures were in place.
Presently, there are no intentions to release any further body-worn camera footage, as conveyed by NOPD Public Information Officer Sgt. Barry Fletcher in an email to The Epoch Times.
When inquired whether any attempts were made to provide life-saving assistance to the suspect post-shooting, Sgt. Fletcher directed The Epoch Times to the FBI, which is currently investigating the matter.
The FBI had not responded to a request for further information by the time of publication.
