Multiple people dead, dozens injured in New Orleans 'vehicle attack'

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ten people are dead and more than 30 were injured after a truck plowed through barricades on Bourbon and Iberville Streets in New Orleans on New Year's Day, officials said.

KXAN's sister station WGNO reported the multiple deaths and dozens of injuries, as well as details on two officers who were shot New Year's morning.

Sources confirmed to WGNO that the suspect was shot and killed by New Orleans Police Department officers after the suspect opened fire on two officers.

New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell called the tragic incidents a "terroristic attack." The Federal Bureau of Investigation said the agency will continue the investigation as an "act of terrorism."

The incident took place at around 3:15 a.m. on New Year's Day. As of 6 a.m. Wednesday morning, NOPD had shut down Bourbon Street and advised all pedestrians to avoid the area running from Canal Street to St. Ann Street, according to WGNO.