Events planned for later in the day were getting bigger and bigger. New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell called the killings a "terrorist attack" at a press conference and the city's police chief said the act was clearly planned. But the assistant FBI official in charge of the case said it was "not a terrorist attack." The press conference ended before authorities could reconcile the two assessments.
Alecia Duncan, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI's New Orleans field office, said authorities were investigating the discovery of at least one suspected explosive device at the crime scene. Police Chief Ann Kirkpatrick said officers would ensure security at the Sugar Bowl and suggested the game would go on as scheduled. "He was hell-bent on causing carnage and the damage that came with it," Kirkpatrick said. "This was a very deliberate act. This guy wanted to run over as many people as he could." The two officers who were shot after the driver got out of the truck are in stable condition.
Authorities did not immediately provide an update on the driver's condition, whether there is an ongoing threat to the public or if there is a suspected motive for the fatal crash. Authorities did not immediately provide an update on the driver's condition, whether there is an ongoing threat to the public or if there is a suspected motive. The injured were taken to five local hospitals, according to NOLA Ready, the city's emergency operations division. The White House said President Joe Biden had been briefed.
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