Edward Pettifer, a 31-year-old man from Chelsea, London, was killed in the New Year's attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans. The attack, driven by Shamsud Din Jabbar, was deemed premeditated terrorism and inspired by ISIS.
Police have named the British citizen confirmed as one of the 14 people killed in the chilling New Year terror attack in New Orleans . Metropolitan Police have shared the details of Edward Pettifer, a 31-year-old man from Chelsea, London, whose cause of death was confirmed by the New Orleans coroner as blunt force injuries.
In addition to the 14 dead, dozens of people were also injured when army veteran Shamsud Din Jabbar rammed his rental truck through throngs of people stood along New Orleans' iconic Bourbon Street. A senior FBI official has said the attack was 'premeditated' and an 'evil' act of terrorism, and said Jabbar was '100% inspired by ISIS', also known as Islamic State. This statement was made after an Islamic State flag was found in the back of Jabbar's rental truck, leading the FBI to probe the 42-year-old's ties to the extremist group and begin a hunt for potential accomplices. Speaking to the news of the British citizen's death, a spokesperson for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office told the MailOnline: 'We are supporting the family of a British National who has died in New Orleans and are in contact with local authorities'. Edward Pettifer's family have also issued a statement, in which they expressed their 'devastation' at his passing. Edward Pettifer, 31, from Chelsea, London, has been named as the British national killed in the New Year terror attack in New Orleans Flowers laid in memory of the 14 people killed in the New Orleans terror attack along the city's famous Bourbon Street Shamsud Din Jabbar (pictured), 42, has been identified as the driver who massacred pedestrians The driver who plowed into pedestrians celebrating the New Year in New Orleans killing at least 15 people and injuring dozens is dead following a shootout with police 'The entire family are devastated at the tragic news of Ed‘s death in New Orleans. He was a wonderful son, brother, grandson, nephew and a friend to so man
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