The horrifying New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans left more than a dozen people dead and injured many more when the dead suspect, identified by authorities as Shamsud Din Jabbar, rammed his vehicle into people and opened fire. I put it out.
Speaking to NBC News from his hospital bed, one survivor, Jeremi Censki, recalled lying on the ground with parts of his wheelchair next to him.
He said he believed he had been hit by a truck.
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jeremy senski (Heaven Sense Key)
“The wheelchair was completely smashed and pieces were scattered,” Senski, who told the outlet that he has suffered from paralysis since 1999, said.
“Then something hit me,” he said.
He told ABC News that both bones in his legs were broken, but added that he felt “lucky.”
“I'm alive,” he said.
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Jeremy Censki and others (Heaven Sense Key)
Dr. Jeffrey Elder of the University of New Orleans Medical Center told CNN that most of the patients at the facility had “blunt force trauma,” and a small number had gunshot wounds.
Survivor Paige Bryan recalled witnessing people hit by cars during an appearance on NewsNation's “Banfield,” calling the experience “very, very, very traumatic.” .
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Shamsud Din Jabbar is pictured in an undated photo released by the FBI after he was killed in a shootout with responding police officers during a pickup truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. (FBI)
President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are scheduled to visit New Orleans on Monday, White reported, where they will “condolize to the families and community members affected by the tragic attacks on January 1st.” The plan is to meet with local officials and express their intentions. house.
FOX News' Caroline McKee contributed to this report.
