The New Orleans terrorists planted two IEDs in the French Quarter hours before carrying out the attack that killed 14 civilians, raising “red flags,” according to behavior analyst Susan Constantine. It is said that it was erected.
As shown in a video released by the FBI last week, Constantine described Shamsud Din Jabbar as a “freak” in the French Quarter on New Year's Eve. In the video, Jabbar can be seen wearing a formal-looking long coat and glasses, carrying around a cooler with wheels and frequently looking at his cell phone.
“These are all red flags,” Constantine told FOX News Digital. “If you're someone looking for danger, you're going to bring out these anomalies. He's texting very quickly and obviously communicating with someone else. And he's signaling someone.”
At around 2 minutes and 30 seconds into the surveillance video of Jabbar carrying an IED cooler in the French Quarter, Jabbar appears to be waving, possibly waving to an accomplice, but Constantine did not He said there is a possibility that he may have tried to do so. It looks “inconspicuous”.
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Surveillance footage showed Shamsud Din Jabbar waving from the French Quarter on New Year's Eve. (FBI)
“It was so obvious that it was literally disgusting,” a behavioral analyst said of the wave of jabbers. “You have to think about how they think. How do they try to look normal? They're performers and actors. … Cops and security guards have eyes everywhere. “I think we need to educate consumers more.”
The FBI said after the attack that Jabbar acted alone, but a spokesperson for the New Orleans field office told Fox News Digital:[a]”Everything is under investigation at the moment,” he said in response to a question about whether Jabbar might have been waving to an accomplice.
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The FBI has released photos of surveillance footage from early January 1, 2025, showing Shamsuddin Jabbar driving his truck on Bourbon Street in New Orleans an hour before the incident. (FBI via AP)
Constantine also noted other oddities in Jabbar's behavior seen in the FBI video footage. He is alone among his friends partying on Bourbon Street on New Year's Eve, wears more formal-looking clothing than other people in the area, and carries some belongings. He leaves the rotating cooler unattended, texts frequently, and walks at a fast pace, which she attributes to the adrenaline rush of knowing what he's going to do. He described them as “happy feet.”
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A cooler with an IED located near Bourbon Street and Orleans Street. (FBI)
“This is something we see over and over again,” the analyst said. “There are behavioral signs that indicate something is wrong.”
But Constantine said Bourbon Street has a “bunch of nuts” and visitors, especially those who have been drinking, don't think twice and instead focus on other sensory experiences, especially loud jazz music and colorful artwork. I mentioned that there is a possibility that The French Quarter is famous.
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Jabbar was seen on surveillance video from the French Quarter on New Year's Eve, seen carrying a cooler on his wheels. (FBI)
“It's hard to tell them apart,” she said of the suspicious people on Bourbon Street. “That's exactly why he chose that spot. There's a lot of people outside – a bunch of nuts walking around, so why would they pay any attention to him?”
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Investigators are investigating the scene after someone drove a car into a crowd at Canal Street and Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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The FBI continues to investigate the attack and said Jabbar was motivated by ISIS extremism.
Federal authorities announced last week that Jabbar had previously visited New Orleans twice, once on October 31, 2024, and again on November 10, 2024. The attackers had also visited Cairo, Egypt, and Toronto, Canada, before the attack. said the FBI.
Jabbar is believed to have acted alone, but authorities are continuing to investigate whether he had accomplices.
