US: At Least 10 Dead, 30 Injured As Vehicle Drives Into Crowd In New Orleans

Car ramming, or ‘vehicle as a weapon’ attacks, are highly effective. With this attack on the heels of the deadly events at the Christmas market in Germany, we should all be mindful while attending and enjoying mass gathering events,

Brian Harrell, a former assistant secretary at DHS under the first Trump administration, told Fox News Digital

In the first Trump administration, we recognized that vehicle as a weapon was a true threat that needed to be mitigated,

Harrell added

We stand in solidarity with the entire state during this difficult time,

the statement said

I have directed my team to ensure every resource is available as federal, state, and local law enforcement work assiduously to get to the bottom of what happened as quickly as possible and to ensure that there is no remaining threat of any kind,

the president wrote

Our hearts are with all of the innocent victims and their loved ones, including the brave officers of the New Orleans Police Department,

Trump said

Me and my friend were surprised because they hadn't put them up,

he said, as he described a harrowing scene following the deadly incident

As we search for a motive, remember there is no making sense of evil,

he said

This morning, an individual drove a car into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, killing a number of people and injuring dozens of others,

the FBI said

Because this is an active scene, we are urging residents to stay off of Bourbon from Canal to Dumaine and from Royal to Dauphine,

a NOLA Ready alert managed by the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness said

The Sugar Bowl Committee is devastated by the terrible events from early this morning,

Jeff Hundley, Allstate Sugar Bowl chief executive officer said in a statement

We live here and unfortunately, our first thoughts were somebody's shooting or chasing them,

he said

Two looked to be at least alive. I wouldn't say survivable but at least alive,

he said

We know we have 10 people that this man killed,

she said

We are in ongoing discussions with authorities on the local, state, and federal levels and will communicate further details as they become available,

he said

He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,

said Police Commissioner Anne Kirkpatrick

It was very intentional behavior. This man was trying to run over as many people as he could,

Kirkpatrick said

Once it was past us, we did hear gunfire, saw police running that direction,

Nicole Mowrer said

We are working on confirming if this is a viable device or not,

Special Agent Alethea Duncan told a news conference after the attack

Once the gunfire stopped, we stayed in the alcove until the gunfire stopped, came out into the street, and came across a lot of — several people who had been hit, (we) wanted to see what we could do to help,

she added

This man, this perpetrator, he fired on our officers from his vehicle when he crashed his vehicle. Two of our officers have been shot. They are stable,

Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told a news conference