Saints' Cam Jordan donates $25K to New Orleans terror attack victims relief fund
FBI now believes no one helped Jabbar in attack
The FBI delivered an update on an attack early Wednesday in which a U.S. Army veteran drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 people. The driver had posted videos to social media hours before the carnage saying he was inspired by the Islamic State group and expressing a desire to kill, investigators said. The FBI identified the driver, who died in a shootout with police, as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran from Texas. The FBI on Wednesday said they believe Jabbar worked alone, revising earlier comments. Officials have not yet released the names of the 15 people killed in the attack, but their families and friends have started sharing their stories. About 30 people were injured.
NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Saints star defensive end Cam Jordan donated to a victims' fund of those affected by the terror attack that took place on Bourbon Street in the wee hours of New Year’s Day.
Jordan wrote on social media that he donated $25,000 to the New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund.
"I am joining @GNOFoundation and the @CityOfNOLA by donating $25,000 to the New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund to support victims of the attack," Jordan wrote on X. "Please consider donating to assist the families of those who lost their lives and those who were severely injured."
Cameron Jordan #94 of the New Orleans Saints looks on from the field during the coin toss prior to an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Caesars Superdome on December 29, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Credit: Cooper Neill/Getty Ima
The Greater New Orleans Foundation set the fund up in the wake of the terror attack that took place in the city.
"The Greater New Orleans Foundation joins the City of New Orleans and fellow community partners to launch the New Orleans New Year’s Day Tragedy Fund to assist the victims and survivors of the 2025 New Year’s Day mass casualty incident," the description of the fund reads.
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"At around 3:15 a.m. on New Year’s Day, a man driving a white pickup truck plowed into crowds on Bourbon Street as revelers were gathered in the aftermath of New Year's Eve celebrations. The FBI is now investigating the mass-casualty incident as a terroristic act."
At least 15 people were killed, and several others were injured in the attack.
The attack forced the postponement of the Sugar Bowl, which is now set to take place at the Caesars Superdome at 4 p.m. ET.