Louisiana’s attorney general says there’s ‘good reason’ to believe New Orleans attacker had help

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill said Thursday there is “good reason to believe” multiple people were involved in the New Orleans terror attack that killed at least 15 people early on New Year’s Day.

Ms. Murrill, a Republican, told CBS News that the placement of improvised explosive devices around Bourbon Street gave her the impression that Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar did not act alone when he drove his truck through the bustling party strip and injured dozens of revelers.

“We do believe that there were multiple people that were involved in working with the driver of the vehicle,” Ms. Murrill told the network, but added that information about those individuals and their whereabouts is still unknown.

The attorney general also said she was against holding the Sugar Bowl on Thursday afternoon since there were “still bodies on the ground.”

She said she would have preferred for the College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame to be held Friday.

However, she said she understood that hosting the event would also mean thousands of people will leave the city once it’s over. Ms. Murrill suggested that would allow law enforcement to continue their investigation without additional security measures.

Jabbar, a 42-year-old Texas native and Army veteran, rammed several people when he drove his rented truck through the French Quarter around 3:15 a.m. Wednesday.

He was killed in a shootout with police shortly after he exited his vehicle. Two officers were wounded in the exchange, but are expected to survive.

Police said they found three improvised explosives around the crime scene, including in the rental truck Jabbar used in the attack.

Jabbar had an ISIS flag on the rear of his truck and made videos discussing his allegiance to the Islamic State terror group.

FBI officials have said they believe he had co-conspirators, but authorities haven’t named or arrested any persons of interest in the attack.

Officials also said they are investigating whether the Cybertruck explosion outside the Trump Tower hotel in Las Vegas was linked to Jabbar’s rampage.

Local police said Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old active-duty Army soldier, was driving the Cybertruck and died in the explosion. Mr. Livelsberger and Jabbar were stationed at the same base during their overlapping military careers.

The FBI Field Office in Las Vegas said they are looking into possible terrorism ties in the Cybertruck explosion.