USA: Video Reveals New Orleans Killer's Plan to Murder Family and Join ISIS

Turin, January 2 (LaPresse) – Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the 42-year-old New Orleans attacker who drove a pickup truck into a crowd celebrating New Year's on Bourbon Street, killing at least 15 people, had allegedly planned to kill his family and was inspired by dreams to join ISIS. This information comes from several videos, according to officials familiar with the investigation, as reported by CNN. Jabbar, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, referred in the videos to his divorce and his initial plan to gather his family for a "party" with the intention of killing them, according to sources briefed on the recordings. However, Jabbar stated in the videos that he changed his plans and decided to join ISIS, citing several dreams that influenced his decision to join the terrorist group.