Suspect in deadly New Orleans attack was 13-year US army veteran, Shamsud-Din Jabbar
Texas man, 42, who was killed by police, served in Afghanistan and held rank of staff sergeant
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old Texas man accused of crashing a truck into New Year’s Day revelers in New Orleans, served in the US army for 13 years, including a deployment to Afghanistan.
New details about Jabbar’s record shared by the army on Wednesday evening helped paint a portrait of the man authorities say killed at least 15 people.
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