At least 10 people have died in an incident in New Orleans after a vehicle drove into a crowd enjoying New Year celebrations on Bourbon Street.According to Fox News, a car hit the crowd, which killed at least 10 people and injured dozens more. The driver got out of the vehicle after the collision and “fired a weapon.” Regarding the incident, City officials said: “The 8th District is currently working on a mass casualty incident involving a vehicle that drove into a large crowd on Canal and Bourbon Street.”
WGNO Reports that the incident occurred at around 3:15 AM, with possibly 30 injured alongside the 10 fatalities. According to the report, New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell said that “the attack was reportedly a terrorist act.” At the same press conference, NOPD (New Orleans Police Department) Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick confirmed that the incident was not accidental.
