Houston Home of Bourbon Street Attacker: Inside the Terrorist's Residence
Neighbors in Houston, Texas characterized Shamsud-Din Jabbar as reserved, courteous, and deeply committed to his faith.
Houston - New images from Planet Chronicle Digital reveal the interior of Bourbon Street killer Shamsud-Din Jabbar's residence in Texas.
In a north Houston neighborhood with a predominantly Muslim population, images of Jabbar's mobile home interior showed numerous copies of the Quran, a Christian book, and an Islamic teaching book.
On Wednesday at 3:15 a.m., in New Orleans, Jabbar, 42, drove a white truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers, then began shooting at law enforcement officers. The officers returned fire, killing Jabbar on the scene. The rampage, which is being investigated as a terrorist attack, resulted in the deaths of 15 people, including Jabbar, and injuries to over 30 others.
Jabbar, a 13-year veteran of the U.S. Army who served one tour in Afghanistan, was flying an ISIS flag on his truck during the attack and was inspired by the Islamic state.
Early Thursday morning, the FBI and a Houston SWAT team conducted a raid on Jabbar's home, leaving the front door off its hinges and cracking it open to reveal parts of the living room, kitchen, and a bedroom.
Law enforcement officers searched Jabbar's home and found his living room in disarray. A black suitcase was scattered on the floor, and a dart board and fake fireplace were visible on the far side of the wall.
Jabbar, the quiet and respectful neighbor next door, was described by his neighbors to Planet Chronicle Digital as a devout follower of Islam. A bookshelf near his front door, filled with several copies of the Quran, books about Islam, and one about Christianity, supports this claim.
Near the kitchen, a green, military-style backpack was found, along with an elevated desk with a computer set up, pepper spray, and other items on the opposite side of the house.
Jabbar, who was born and raised in Beaumont, Texas, resided in a rented mobile home in Houston. The house was situated in a neighborhood with numerous other mobile homes and RVs, approximately a seven-minute walk from the Masjid Bilal Mosque and Darul Arqam Islamic school.
The neighborhood is in a state of disrepair, with dilapidated houses, torn-up roads, and trash and animals roaming the streets. Jabbar's yard had several ducks, chickens, and goats.
A neighbor in Houston, who requested anonymity, informed Planet Chronicle Digital that he saw Jabbar loading a white pickup truck on December 31st outside his home, the day before the attack in New Orleans. The neighbor stated that he spoke with Jabbar, who disclosed that he had secured a job and was relocating to Louisiana. The neighbor believed Jabbar had obtained a job in information technology.
The man said that Jabbar got the job in Louisiana that day, and he was loading "light stuff" into the truck.
The neighbor asked the moving man if he needed help, but the man replied that he was okay.
Upon hearing that Jabbar was accused of the Bourbon Street bloodshed, the neighbor expressed disbelief.
"I was stunned, someone grabbed the rug beneath me, I couldn't believe it. 'Did this really happen?' the man exclaimed. 'We still can't believe it, we still can't believe it's that person, there's no way it could be like that.'"
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