Victims identified include aspiring nurse, father of two and former football playerThe victims who died in the New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans include an 18-year-old aspiring nurse, a 37-year-old father of two and a 27-year-old former football player and they make up a tragic but vivid tapestry of the characteristically cosmopolitan crowd that descends on the city’s famous French Quarter to celebrate any occasion.Authorities have not yet released the names of those killed in the suspected terrorist attack, which killed at least 14 people and injured dozens more, but details were emerging as family members and friends speak out. A fast-moving vehicle ploughed into the crowds of revellers celebrating the first hours of 2025 early on Wednesday morning in Bourbon Street. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/01/new-orleans-vehicle-attack-victims
Author : Anna Betts, Ramon Antonio Vargas and Marina Dunbar
Publish date : 2025-01-02 17:57:00
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‘She was the sweetest person’: first details of New Orleans victims emerge
