The sister of a 21-year-old killed in a brutal terrorist attack in New Orleans has shared a heartbreaking final message. I love you. “
Hubert Gaulot killed his sister Brooke at 12:08 a.m., hours before a terrorist drove his car into a crowd partying on Bourbon Street, injuring 35 people and killing Gaulot and 13 others. I sent a message to.
Gautro came from the nearby town of Marrero to celebrate the New Year in New Orleans' French Quarter.
He sent the message after Shamsuddin Jabbar, 42, drove a rented pickup truck flying an Islamic State flag down three blocks of narrow streets crowded with revelers. It was just three hours before the year 2025 hit.
Jabbar was killed in a gunfight with police after crashing into a truck.
“When I woke up yesterday, a part of me was gone,” Brooke Goso wrote on social media after the tragedy.
“I don't know how I'm going to do it without you. I just talked to you for an hour on the way home to give you some advice, to vent, to help you with your little shitty problems.” “I didn't expect you to call me out of the blue,” the message continued.
Authorities closed Bourbon Street for 36 hours after the attack.
After reopening, mourners began leaving flowers, crosses and memorabilia near the scene of the attack, and walls were covered with handwritten messages to the dead.
The Gautrot family was among them, walking arm in arm with a police escort towards the monument.
“He was the light of our lives. He was a generous giver who brought joy to everyone he knew, and he still had a lot of life left,” Brooke Gouseau said in a prepared statement.
Meanwhile, Bourbon Street, the revelry capital of New Orleans, is slowly coming back to life with music blaring from shops, cafes, street performers, and open jazz bars.
“The word 'resilient' has become synonymous with the city of New Orleans,” said City Councilmember Leslie Harris. he told the New York Times. “We are resilient because we have to be.”
