Many tourists and New Orleans residents were on Bourbon Street celebrating the new year, but their celebrations were cut short.

A man named Shamsud-Din Jabber, a 42-year-old U.S. citizen from Texas, purposely drove a Ford pickup truck into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in a deadly rampage early on New Year’s Day. This attack had at least 14 people killed and dozens injured. During the attack, a black ISIS flag was flying from the truck’s back bumper and it was believed the attack was premeditated. This led the Federal Bureau of Investigation to call the attack an act of terrorism.

During the attack, Shamsud-Din drove around barricades and up onto the sidewalk of Bourbon Street trying to run over and injure as many people as possible.

One Shamsud was surrendered by police, he began to exit the car and opened fire on police officers. After exchanging gunfire, Shamsud-Din was struck by police fire and was pronounced dead at the scene. Shamsud-Din gunfire left two officers severely injured, and are now being treated at hospitals.

This attack left many New Orleans residents fearful of what’s to come in the future of this year. This attack has left many victims and residents in need of time to heal. Also, this could lead to a potential decline in tourists especially for how popular Bourbon Street is. However, New Orleans is known for its resilience, as Ms. Fowler from Agua Fria High School mentions in my interview with her. She states, “So many things have torn New Orleans apart, but they always rebuild. For example, hurricane Katrina left many people homeless and lost. However, New Orleans has proven time and time again that it can overcome any challenge and rebuild.”

This resilience is one of the many reasons residents are bonded and feel like family with each other. As a family, they support, help, and comfort their loved ones in need. This is the exact thing New Orleans will do to power through this awful attack.