LSU gymnast Olivia Dunne and her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates star Paul Skenes, appeared to celebrate the New Year with friends in New Orleans the same night a Texas man drove a pickup truck into a crowd on Bourbon Street, killing more than a dozen of people in an act of terrorism.
Dunne posted several images on his social media Wednesday indicating that the popular LSU couple had been in New Orleans before the tragic attack that claimed the lives of at least 14 people and injured two dozen more.
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street after at least ten people were killed when a person allegedly drove into the crowd in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day on January 1, 2025, in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Michael DeMocker/Getty Images)
Skenes and Dunne were also joined Pirates prospect Bubba Chandler and his girlfriend.
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Dunne posted another image on his Instagram Stories of Bourbon Street, which was covered in flags of georgia before Wednesday’s Sugar Bowl. He posted the photo with a broken heart emoji, but has not commented publicly on Wednesday’s attack.
LSU gymnast Livvy Dunne and her boyfriend, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes, celebrated the New Year in New Orleans. (livvydunne via Instagram)
The suspect has been identified by police as Shamsud-Din Jabbar, 42, who was pronounced dead at the scene after exchanging gunfire with local police.
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The FBI is working to determine “the subject’s possible associations and affiliations with terrorist organizations” after an ISIS flag was found on the truck. Weapons and a possible improvised explosive device (IED) were located inside the suspect’s vehicle.
Other possible improvised explosive devices were also found in the French Quarter, the Bureau added.
Authorities initially said other suspects may have been involved in the attack, but on Thursday the FBI clarified that they believe Jabbar acted alone.
New Orleans police and federal agents investigate a suspected terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, Wednesday, January 1, 2025. (Chris Granger/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
on Wednesday College Football Playoffs The quarterfinals between Georgia and Notre Dame were postponed in the wake of the fatal terrorist attack. Organizers agreed to postpone the game until the next day, with an earlier kickoff of 4 p.m. ET.
