LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne and her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes, appeared to have a good time the New Year with buddies in New Orleans the identical evening a Texas man drove a pick-up truck via a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing greater than a dozen folks in an act of terrorism.
Dunne posted a number of pictures on her social media Wednesday indicating that the favored LSU couple had been in New Orleans earlier than the tragic assault that took the lives of not less than 14 folks and injured two dozen extra.
Law enforcement officers from a number of companies work the scene on Bourbon Street after not less than ten folks had been killed when an individual allegedly drove into the group within the early morning hours of New Year’s Day on January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
Skenes and Dunne had been additionally joined by Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler and his girlfriend.
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Dunne posted one other picture to her Instagram Stories of Bourbon Street, which was draped with Georgia flags forward of Wednesday’s Sugar Bowl. She posted the picture with an emoji of a damaged coronary heart however has not commented publicly on Wednesday’s assault.
LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne and boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, celebrated New Year’s in New Orleans. (livvydunne by way of Instagram)
The suspect has been recognized by police as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who was pronounced useless on the scene after exchanging gunfire with native legislation enforcement.
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The FBI is working to find out “the topic’s potential associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations,” after an ISIS flag was discovered within the truck. Weapons and a possible improvised explosive gadget (IED) had been situated contained in the suspect’s car.
Other potential IEDs had been additionally discovered within the French Quarter, the Bureau added.
Officials initially stated different suspects might need been concerned within the assault, however on Thursday the FBI clarified that they consider Jabbar acted alone.
New Orleans police and federal brokers examine a suspected terrorist assault on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate by way of AP)
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Wednesday’s College Football Playoff quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed within the wake of the deadly terror assault. Organizers agreed to push the sport till the next day, with an earlier kickoff of 4 p.m. ET.
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