Report: New Orleans Terror Suspect's Brother Describes Attack as Indication of Radicalization

In a recent interview, the brother of the suspected terrorist who rammed a truck through Bourbon Street in New Orleans discussed his brother's religious background and said the attack was an example of "radicalization."

In Beaumont, Texas, Abdur Jabbar, 24, spoke to The New York Times, stating that he and his brother, Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, were raised as Christians, but the deceased suspect had converted to Islam.

According to the brother, he was a Muslim for most of his life.

"He stated that what he did did not reflect Islam, but rather was a form of radicalization rather than religious belief."

A U.S. Army veteran who recently held a six-figure job and opened fire on law enforcement officers was declared dead at the scene after the officers returned fire.

According to court documents, Shamsud-Din Jabbar was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and deployed to Afghanistan at one point, the Times reported.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who worked as an information technology specialist in the U.S. Army, was discharged from the Army Reserve in 2020 with the rank of staff sergeant.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who had been married and divorced twice, shared two daughters with his first wife, Nakedra Charrlle Marsh. The Times reported that her new husband, Dwayne Marsh, stated that Jabbar had been acting erratically in recent months, including cutting his hair after converting to Islam, and that they stopped allowing him to be around their daughters.

The suspect, according to Shamsud-Din Jabbar's brother, is also the father of a 6-year-old son.