ATF: Suspect started fire in St. Roch Airbnb before attack on Bourbon Street
January 3, 2025
St. Roch Airbnb set on fire by suspect prior to attack on Bourbon Street
QUARTER AND DOWNTOWN HAVE REOPENED. STILL A VERY ACTIVE CRIME SCENE IN THE SAINT ROCH NEIGHBORHOOD. YEAH, THAT’S ON MANDEVILLE STREET. THAT AIRBNB WHERE OFFICIALS FOUND, THEY SAID THAT THE SUSPECT, JABAR, WAS THERE. AND SO THAT’S BEEN AN ACTIVE SCENE ALL DAY YESTERDAY AND TODAY. SHAY O’CONNOR IS LIVE THERE WITH THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE INVESTIGATION. AND YOU’RE SEEING A LOT OF ACTIVITY AND MOVEMENT FROM FROM VEHICLES AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. SHAY. SO AS YOU CAN SEE, THIS COMPLETE AREA IS STILL BLOCKED OFF. THIS IS THE 1300 BLOCK OF MANDEVILLE STREET, WHERE, AS YOU CAN SEE, STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE. AND PEOPLE WHO I’VE BEEN SPEAKING WITH, THEY TELL ME THAT THEY ARE DISTURBED, TO SAY THE LEAST. NOW, THIS IS OFFICIALS WORK TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THE SUSPECT. SHROVE SHAMSUDDEEN JABAR. AFTER EXPLOSIVES AND OTHER ITEMS WERE FOUND IN THAT AIRBNB DIRECTLY TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE WE’RE STANDING, WHERE HE WAS LIVING NOW, WHILE AN OFFICIAL MOTIVE IS NOT KNOWN, WE DO KNOW JABAR PLEDGED HIS ALLEGIANCE TO ISIS BEFORE THAT ACCIDENT HAPPENED, JETTING DOWN BOURBON AS THOUSANDS WERE CELEBRATING THE NEW YEAR, 14 KILLED, ABOUT 40 HURT. JUST A TRAGIC SITUATION. PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THIS AREA SAY THEY’VE SEEN JABAR BEFORE, INCLUDING ONE MAN WHO SAYS HE BELIEVES HE SAW JABAR AT A NEARBY BUSINESS RECENTLY BECAUSE HIS EYES ARE VERY DISTINCT. SO TO LOOK INTO THOSE EYES AND TO ALREADY FEEL A LITTLE, YOU KNOW, IT JUST MADE ME REALIZE SOMETIMES YOU DON’T KNOW WHO’S WHO’S NEXT DOOR OR WHAT TYPE OF EVIL IS IN THEIR MIND. AS YOU CAN SEE, JUST A LOT OF ACTIVITY. STILL, WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAY OUT HERE JUST TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. AND OF COURSE, CONTINUE TO UPDATE YOU. REPORTING LIVE FROM ALONG MANDEVILLE STREET, SHAY O’CONNOR WD
St. Roch Airbnb set on fire by suspect prior to attack on Bourbon Street
The FBI has released new information that was recovered from the Airbnb on Mandeville Street.At the home, investigators found bomb-making materials, which were rendered safe and other items which are being processed.FBI agents found similar materials at his home on Crescent Peak Drive in Houston.The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms determined that the suspect was the only person who could have had access to the home when the fire was set.ATF determined that the fire was set in the hallway, and he strategically placed accelerants through the house in an effort to destroy it and other evidence of the crime.After he left the home, the fire burned to the point that it extinguished itself, prior to spreading to other rooms.According to the ATF, the fire was smoldering, allowing for recovery of evidence, including pre-cursors for bomb-making material and a privately made device suspected of being a silence for a rifle.Evidence is still being collected from the home to further the investigation.The FBI also believes the suspect intended to use a transmitter found in the truck to denote the two IEDs he placed on Bourbon Street.The transmitter, two firearms, clothing and shell casings from the truck are being transported to the FBI lab for additional testing.Terabytes worth of videos and other data are also being collected by street camera monitors by the New Orleans Real Time Crime Center.
The FBI has released new information that was recovered from the Airbnb on Mandeville Street.
At the home, investigators found bomb-making materials, which were rendered safe and other items which are being processed.
FBI agents found similar materials at his home on Crescent Peak Drive in Houston.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms determined that the suspect was the only person who could have had access to the home when the fire was set.
ATF determined that the fire was set in the hallway, and he strategically placed accelerants through the house in an effort to destroy it and other evidence of the crime.
After he left the home, the fire burned to the point that it extinguished itself, prior to spreading to other rooms.
According to the ATF, the fire was smoldering, allowing for recovery of evidence, including pre-cursors for bomb-making material and a privately made device suspected of being a silence for a rifle.
Evidence is still being collected from the home to further the investigation.
The FBI also believes the suspect intended to use a transmitter found in the truck to denote the two IEDs he placed on Bourbon Street.
The transmitter, two firearms, clothing and shell casings from the truck are being transported to the FBI lab for additional testing.
Terabytes worth of videos and other data are also being collected by street camera monitors by the New Orleans Real Time Crime Center.
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