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Suspect in New Orleans truck attack identified as 42-year-old Army veteran from Texas

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Jabbar , a U.S. Army veteran from Texas , died in a shootout with police in New Orleans .

"This is not just an act of terrorism. This is evil," police superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said.

Jabbar served in the Army on active duty from 2006 to 2015 .

He was a staff sergeant in 2020 when he was honorably discharged.

Jabbar said he was born in Beaumont , Texas , and worked in real estate after having served a decade in the military.

His real estate license expired in 2023 , according to Texas Real Estate Commission records.

A woman who identified herself as Jabbar ’s sister-in-law said relatives in Texas were in shock when they heard the news.

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