Shamsud-Din Jabbar, the man who officials say rammed a truck into a crowd in New Orleans on New Year’s Day, served in the U.S. military, according to military officials.
Jabbar, 42, was identified as the suspect in the attack, which left 15 dead.
Born in the United States, Jabbar enlisted in the Navy in August 2004 under a delayed entry program but was discharged a month later, a Navy official said. He later joined the U.S. Army.
Jabbar deployed to Afghanistan from February 2009 to January 2010, according to an Army official. He was a human resource specialist and information technology specialist from 2007 until 2015….