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Just hours into 2025, an attack in New Orleans killed 15 people and injured dozens more. Authorities have identified the suspect as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, and revealed that his truck flew an Islamic State flag during the attack. He drove his truck, which was flying an ISIS flag, onto a sidewalk and bypassed a police vehicle, officials said. The FBI revealed that Jabbar also had weapons and a possible improvised explosive device in his truck, which was rented. Eyewitnesses recalled "bodies and screams" in the moments after the attack, which took place in the city's French Quarter.

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A former wide receiver at Princeton University, a doting father of two and a recent high school graduate were identified by family members as three of the people killed in the truck attack Wednesday in New Orleans. Martin 'Tiger' Bech, 27Martin “Tiger” Bech, 27, was killed, his mother, Michelle Bech, told NBC News on Wednesday afternoon. Tiger Bech was later pronounced dead at a hospital, but Michelle Bech said she was able to say goodbye to him before he died. “It just leaves a huge void in our life.”Martin "Tiger" Bech. Reggie Hunter, 37Reggie Hunter, 37, of Baton Rouge, died after the truck hit him, said his cousin Shirell Jackson, of Hammond, Louisiana.

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Authorities have yet to release the names of the victims, but some have been identified by their relatives and people close to them. Bech died from internal injuries including head trauma hours after the attack, his sister said. Reggie HunterHunter, 37, was a father of two known for his sense of humor, according to his cousin Shirell Robinson Jackson. He loved, loved, loved his family,” Jackson wrote in a Facebook post in memory of him, calling his death “a punch to the gut.”Hunter leaves behind his 11-year-old and a one-year-old, according to the cousin. At least two Mexican people were injured in the New Orleans attack, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said.

Persons: Shamsud, Din Jabbar, Bech, ”, Bob Surace, Virginia Bech, Ryan Quigley, “, ” Quigley, Reggie Hunter Hunter, Shirell Robinson Jackson, ” Jackson, Hunter, Kevin Ball, Jackson, Elle Eisele, Steele Idelson, Eisele, Idelson, ” Canterbury, Claudia Sheinbaum Organizations: CNN, FBI, Authorities, Seaport Global Holdings, Baton, Bourbon, Facebook, Canterbury School, University of Georgia, San Diego State University, Mexico’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Locations: New Orleans, Texas, Lafayette , Louisiana, Princeton, New York City, New York, Baton Rouge, Fort Myers , Florida, Mexico, United States

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