After a deadly terrorist attack rocks New Orleans, a rap legend offers a message of hope for the Louisiana city.
“We are not going to allow this senseless terrorist act to stop us from being who we are as a culture and as a people. And we are going to stand up together and fight and show them that this is America and we will prevail.” “New Orleans entertainment ambassador Percy “Grasp P” Miller said on “One Nation” on Saturday. “We have resilience when you talk about the city of New Orleans, and we are going to bounce back.”
At least 14 people were killed and dozens injured after a driver plowed his car into a large crowd at Canal and Bourbon Road in New Orleans early on New Year’s Day.
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The driver, 42 years old. Shamsud-Din JabbarAmerican citizen from Texas and Army veteran, died after a shootout with officers.
“This is definitely private. And that is why we stand up and are not afraid. And we are not afraid. And our city is going to be even stronger. But for those who lost their lives, we are not forgetting them,” said Master P.
More than 30 people were injured. Despite previously investigating the possibility of accomplices in the attack, the FBI said it is confident that Jabbar acted alone.
The FBI recovered a black ISIS flag from Jabbar’s rented van that was used in the attack.
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Since the incident early Wednesday morning, New Orleans has seen an outpouring of support from across the country.
president biden and first lady Jill Biden are scheduled to travel to New Orleans on Monday, where they will “grieve with families and community members affected by the tragic January 1 attack and meet with officials on the ground,” according to the White House.
Master P extended his gratitude to those who have been praying for our city.
“Also to the people who lost their loved ones in this tragedy that should never have happened in our city, we definitely want to show them that with the mayor and I going out, walking the streets of Bourbon Road, we have not done that and We are going to be stronger and better,” he said.
Fox Information’s Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Alex Nitzberg, Danielle Wallace, Chris Pandolfo and Jackson Thompson contributed to this report.
