The man who drove a truck into a New Year’s Day crowd in New Orleans, killing 15 and injuring dozens of others in a terrorist attack once lived in metro Atlanta and earned a degree from Georgia State University.
Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, a U.S. citizen from Texas, was identified as the suspect by the FBI Wednesday. Jabbar, who was killed in a shootout with law enforcement at the crime scene, lived in Cobb and DeKalb counties, records show.
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Officials with Georgia State confirmed Jabbar earned a BBA degree in Computer Information Systems in 2017 and has not been an active student since.
DeKalb divorce court records also show Jabbar filed for divorce from a Cobb County woman on May 19, 2016. They had married on Sept. 15, 2013 and had no children. He reportedly also married and divorced in Texas.