New Orleans mourns victims of truck attack with tearful vigil and celebration of life
New Orleans has held a vigil on Bourbon Street to mourn and celebrate the lives of those killed when a man rammed a pickup truck into a crowd, killing and injuring revelers celebrating the new year. The vigil on Saturday evening included relatives and others weeping as well as dancing to remember the victims. Authorities say the attack by Shamsud-Din Jabbar killed 14 people and injured dozens of others. The investigation is continuing into Jabbar’s motives and how he carried out the attack before he was killed by police during a firefight. The former U.S. Army soldier proclaimed his support for the Islamic State militant group in online videos posted hours before he struck.
