A violent attack in New Orleans early Wednesday, leaving at least 10 dead and dozens injured, has been linked to Shamsud Din Jabbar. Jabbar, who was shot and killed by authorities after plowing his pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street and shooting two officers, had a history of domestic violence. An ISIS flag was found in his vehicle.
Court records reveal that Jabbar’s divorce from Shaneen Chantil Jabbar during the pandemic was contentious enough to warrant a restraining order. While the specifics of the petition are unavailable, the judge’s order prohibits both parties from threatening imminent bodily harm to each other or their child, causing bodily injury, removing the child from school or daycare, hiding the child, or relocating the child outside a court-defined geographical area.
This wasn’t Jabbar’s first marital issue. A previous wife, who divorced him in 2016, confirmed a history of abuse, though declined to provide further details. The attack, which injured at least 30 people, underscores the devastating consequences of domestic violence and the potential for such conflicts to escalate into acts of extreme violence.