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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 37 points 7 months ago

What are the odds this murderer is a big fan of Elon Musk like the guy in Germany?

Also:

adding the driver had not been taken into custody.

What does this mean? They're at large? They were found not at fault and were let go? The cops told them, "get out of here, you scamp!" What?

[-] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 23 points 7 months ago

Subheading:

The driver remained at large after the Bourbon Street incident, police said.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 7 months ago

Well damn it, I read the whole article but the subheading.

[-] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 11 points 7 months ago

lol, it happens to the best of us.

[-] ChlkDstTtr@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

The article has been updated:

the suspect allegedly got out of the truck wielding an assault rifle and opened fire on police officers, law enforcement officials briefed on the incident told ABC News. Officers returned fire, killing the suspect who was not immediately identified, sources said.

[-] lath@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

It means either they haven't been found or there's nobody looking.

My take from the article is that they lack manpower, so I'm leaning towards the latter.

[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

According to some of the news I just saw, they said the driver is dead.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

WWLTV (local New Orleans TV station) just said they had multiple confirmations that he is dead. They also said all French Quarter hotels are under lockdown, so no beignets this morning, tourists. Sorry.

[-] Maggoty@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Just for anyone else reading through the comments, they're now reporting the driver was killed in a shoot out with police on the scene.

[-] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net -1 points 7 months ago

Apparently they were flying an ISIS flag. So probably not in this case.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Please do not fall for the right-wing rumor mill. There was a flag. That's pretty much all we can say for sure right now.

https://www.newsweek.com/flag-back-truck-new-orleans-attack-raises-questions-2008295

[-] CaptainHowdy@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Correct.

But a concerning thing to me is that there has been a lot of crossover between some white nationalists and extreme islamist terror orgs over the last decade or so.

They have very similar (conservative) values and goals (accelerationism). One WN group that was recently busted up was called The Base, which is also the English meaning of Al Qaeda.

Though the American government is much more quick to label Islamic adjacent attackers terrorists than any white attacker.

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