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PHOTOS: At least 15 dead in New Orleans terror attack

Investigators believe a driver intentionally drove around police barricades and struck and killed at least 15 people and injured more that 30, early Wednesday on a crowded street in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

Aerial photo shows Bourbon Street where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killing at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, LA. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Several law enforcement agencies investigate on Bourbon Street, where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killed at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

An officer searches inside a trash can near Bourbon Street, where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killed at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Several law enforcement agencies are seen around Bourbon Street, where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killed at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Emergency services attend the scene on Bourbon Street after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A coroner van leaves the scene, where a man drove a pickup truck overnight into people on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, LA. Investigators said they believe a driver intentionally struck and killed several pedestrians early Wednesday on a crowded street in the French Quarter of New Orleans in an “evil” act of terrorism. But they don’t think the Texas man acted alone. And investigators and state officials vowed to find others responsible for the crimes, which killed at least 15 people and injured at least 35 others. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Superintendent of Police for the New Orleans Police Department Anne Kirkpatrick makes a statement after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Several law enforcement agencies are seen around Bourbon Street, where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killed at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

New Orleans police and federal agents investigate a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

People stroll near the scene, where a man drove a pickup truck overnight into people on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, LA. Investigators said they believe a driver intentionally struck and killed several pedestrians early Wednesday on a crowded street in the French Quarter of New Orleans in an “evil” act of terrorism. But they don’t think the Texas man acted alone. And investigators and state officials vowed to find others responsible for the crimes, which killed at least 15 people and injured at least 35 others. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Several law enforcement agencies investigate at the scene, where a man drove a pickup truck overnight into people on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, LA. Investigators said they believe a driver intentionally struck and killed several pedestrians early Wednesday on a crowded street in the French Quarter of New Orleans in an “evil” act of terrorism. But they don’t think the Texas man acted alone. And investigators and state officials vowed to find others responsible for the crimes, which killed at least 15 people and injured at least 35 others. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Several law enforcement agencies investigate at the scene, where a man drove a pickup truck overnight into people on Bourbon Street in the French Quarter, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, LA. Investigators said they believe a driver intentionally struck and killed several pedestrians early Wednesday on a crowded street in the French Quarter of New Orleans in an “evil” act of terrorism. But they don’t think the Texas man acted alone. And investigators and state officials vowed to find others responsible for the crimes, which killed at least 15 people and injured at least 35 others. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

Edward Bruski, right, hugs New Orleans police officer Zachary Stevenson at the scene where a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

New Orleans police and federal agents investigate a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year's Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Georgia fans talk to a Louisiana State Trooper at barricades preventing them from entering Bourbon Street in the French Quarter during the investigation of a pickup truck fatally crashing into pedestrians on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)

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Aerial photo shows Bourbon Street where a vehicle drove into a crowd and killing at least 15 people, Wednesday, January 1, 2025, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, LA. More than 30 people injured in the incident, which happened shortly after 3 a.m. while revelers will still celebrating the New Year. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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