US New Orleans Accident: On Wednesday (January 1, 2025), while celebrating the New Year on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, USA, a person drove a pickup truck into a crowd of people and opened fire. 15 people died and dozens were injured in this attack. According to the report of news agency AP, the flag of Islamic State (IS) was found in the car used by the attacker. This violence in New Orleans shook the entire city.
Has served in the US Army
The suspect, identified as Shamsuddin Bahar Jabbar, 42, was killed in a shootout with police after mowing down people with his rented truck, The US Sun reported. He was a citizen of America only. The American investigative agency has now started investigating possible links between Jabbar and the international terrorist network. According to the report, Jabbar was born in Texas and has served in the US Army as a sergeant.
Was deployed in Afghanistan
According to the NBC report, according to the US Army, Jabbar was deployed in Afghanistan between 2007 and 2015, where he was an administrative clerk. He was a part of the US Army till the year 2020 and had also received many medals. Jabbar wanted to join the Navy in 2004, but he was not sent there. Texas criminal records show Jabbar was charged with theft in 2002 and driving with an invalid license in 2005.
marriage broken twice
Shamsuddin Bahar Jabbar attended Georgia State University from 2015 to 2017 and earned a BBA degree in Computer Information Systems. Jabbar had two marriages, his first marriage ended in 2012 and the second in 2022. She took out a credit card loan of $16,000 to pay legal fees during the second divorce. In a video posted on YouTube in 2020, Jabbar said he was born in Beaumont, Texas, and worked in real estate after serving a decade in the military. His real estate license expired in 2023.
accepted islam religion
Shamsuddin Bahar Jabbar’s ex-wife, Nequedra Charley, and her current husband, Dwayne Marsh, revealed many secrets while talking to The New York Times. He told that ever since Jabbar accepted Islam, his behavior had completely changed. Dwayne Marsh told that Jabbar’s behavior was very strange for the last few months, due to which he did not allow Jabbar’s two daughters to meet him.
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