LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne and her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes, appeared to be celebrating the New Year with friends in New Orleans on the same night a Texas man drove a pickup truck through a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing more than a dozen people. terrorism.
Dunne posted several images to her social media on Wednesday, revealing that the popular LSU couple had been in New Orleans before the tragic attack that claimed the lives of at least fourteen people and injured twenty others.
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies are on scene on Bourbon Street after at least ten people were killed when a person reportedly drove into a crowd in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day, January 1, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
Skenes and Dunne were also joined by Pirates are looking for Bubba Chandler and his girlfriend.
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Dunne posted another image to her Instagram Stories of Bourbon Street, which was covered in Flags of Georgia ahead of Wednesday’s Sugar Bowl. She posted the photo with a broken heart emoji, but has not publicly commented on Wednesday’s attack.
LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne and boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, celebrated New Year’s in New Orleans. (livvyhonden via Instagram)
The suspect has been identified by police as 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, who was pronounced dead at the scene after exchanging gunfire with local police.
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The FBI is working to determine “the subject’s potential associations and ties with terrorist organizations” after an ISIS flag was found in the truck. Weapons and a possible improvised explosive device (IED) were located in the suspect’s vehicle.
Other potential IEDs were also found in the French Quarter, the Bureau added.
Officials initially said other suspects may have been involved in the attack, but on Thursday the FBI clarified that they believe Jabbar acted alone.
New Orleans police and federal agents investigate a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
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Wednesday College Football Playoff The quarterfinal between Georgia and Notre Dame was postponed due to the fatal terrorist attack. Organizers agreed to postpone the match until the following day, with an earlier kickoff at 4:00 PM ET.
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