The FBI
confirmed Friday they returned to the Houston home belonging to the suspect accused of carrying out a deadly ramming attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Day after they previously stated the “court-authorized search” was concluded.On Wednesday, January 1, the FBI said Shamsud-Din Jabbar rammed his car into a crowd on New Orleans’ Bourbon Street, killing
14 people and injuring at least 35. After driving a Ford pickup truck into the crowd, Jabbar exited his vehicle and fired on law enforcement, who returned fire. Jabbar, a US citizen from Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene.The FBI said they were investigating the attack as an “act of terrorism.” In a
statement on Wednesday, the bureau confirmed special agents and law enforcement partners were conducting “a number of court-authorized search warrants in New Orleans and other states.”On Thursday, the bureau said they had concluded the search of Jabbar’s home in Texas but
local news outlets reported investigators had returned on Friday.According to
Houston Public Media, officials said via email that agents had resumed their search of the home, writing they were “conducting law enforcement activity.” The search concluded hours later.X user StormChaserHTX captured this video of the north Houston property on Friday. Credit: StormChaserHTX via Storyful