Two 19-year-old Fort Myers women were among those injured after a man intentionally plowed a truck through a crowd in New Orleans in an "act of terrorism."
Elle Eisele and Steele Idelson both graduated from Canterbury School in Fort Myers in 2023. Eisele is a student at the University of Georgia and Idelson is a student at San Diego State University.
Eiesle and Idelson were taken to the hospital for treatment following the attack.
According to police, the suspect rammed a vehicle at high speed into a crowd of pedestrians in New Orleans' French Quarter district at 3:15 a.m. on Wednesday along Bourbon Street.
Police said 15 people are dead and 35 are injured. The suspect reportedly opened fire on police, injuring two officers.
The FBI identified the suspect as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar. He was killed by law enforcement at the scene.
It happened around the end of New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans and hours before the kickoff of the AllState Sugar Bowl, a college football quarterfinal held in the city’s Caesars Superdome, with thousands expected to be in attendance.
NBC2 is working to gather more information surrounding the two Fort Myers women injured during the attack.
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