New details emerge about suspect in New Orleans terrorist attack
WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Pak Gazette’ Garrett Tenney reports the latest on the investigation from New Orleans. Correspondent Jeff Paul also provides details on possible links between the deadly attack and the Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas.
The brother of former Princeton Tigers football player Tiger Bech reacted to his death Wednesday after being identified as one of the victims of the New Orleans terrorist attack.
Jack Bech, a wide receiver who plays for TCU and was on the LSU Tigers roster, posted a heartfelt message to his brother on X.
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LSU Tigers player Jack Bech is interviewed during SEC media days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta on July 18, 2022. (Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports)
“I will always love you brother! You inspired me every day and now you can be with me every moment. I have this family t-shirt, don’t worry. This is for us,” he wrote.
Tiger Bech was one of 15 people killed in the terrorist attack that took place on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day.
The New Orleans native played for Princeton from 2016 to 2018 and was an All-Ivy League kick returner. During his three-year career, he caught 53 passes for 825 yards with three touchdowns.
He graduated from college in 2021 and pursued a career in finance. He was working as a stockbroker in New York City, but traveled back to Louisiana for the holidays.
Former Princeton football player Tiger Bech, 27, died in the Bourbon Street attack. (2018 Beverly Schaefer via Princeton Athletics)
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Both Bechs played high school football at St. Thomas More.
“Tiger was one of a kind,” St. Thomas More Principal Marty Cannon told NOLA.com. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone who could do things on a football field that Tiger could do. I’ve seen a lot of good ones at St. Thomas and I’ve seen a lot when I played college football.
“Tiger could do things that were just inexplicable for that body type and that short stature, but with all that power.”
Trevor Begue, who played with Bech in high school, told the newspaper that he saw the player Monday and talked about the younger Bech.
“He was a great player and a great person. We all looked up to him. He was the main receiver in that room,” Begue said, adding that he was a “humble guy.”
A man leaves a bouquet of flowers at the intersection of Bourbon Street and Canal Street during the investigation after a pickup truck crashed into a crowd of revelers early on New Year’s Day on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton)
The investigation into the terrorist attack is ongoing.
