At least ten people have been killed and more than 30 were injured after a man in a pickup truck intentionally drove into a crowd in the French Quarter of New Orleans, according to authorities. The "mass casualty incident" happened on New Orleans' famed Canal and Bourbon Street within hours of the start of 2025. New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said the suspect went around barricades and was trying to run over as many people as he possibly could on Bourbon Street. “He was hell bent on creating the carnage and damage that he did,” Kirkpatrick declared at a Wednesday morning press conference. Kirkpatrick said the driver of the pickup truck also fired a gun at officers after he crashed, striking two of them. The police superintendent didn't provide any other details about the suspect, including whether or not they were killed. She added that it seems the majority of the victims are locals and not tourists visiting the city, though they are working to confirm. The incident happened at approximately 3:15 a.m. toward the end of New Year’s celebrations in New Orleans and hours before the kickoff of the Allstate Sugar Bowl, a college football playoff quarterfinal held in the city's Caesars Superdome, with thousands of Georgia and Notre Dame fans expected to be in attendance. Authorities urging everyone to avoid eight blocks of Bourbon Street as they investigate. Alethea Duncan, an assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s New Orleans field office, said officials were investigating the discovery of at least one suspected improvised explosive device at the scene. "A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning," Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry posted on X. "Please join Sharon and I in praying for all the victims and first responders on scene. I urge all near the scene to avoid the area." The New Orleans Police Department is expected to hold more press conferences at 11 a.m. Central and 3 p.m. Central.