Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies work the scene on Bourbon Street hours after at least ten people were killed when a person drove into the crowd of New Year’s revelers.Photo:Michael DeMocker/Getty

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

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A University of Georgia student is the first known victim of an attack in New Orleans after a drivercrashed into a crowdof New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street, according to university president Jere W. Morehead.

The unidentified student was “critically injured” and is currently in the hospital. At least 15 people were killed and 35 were injured, according to police.

Tens of thousands of University of Georgia fans were in New Orleans to watch the school play Notre Dame in the Sugar Bowl, whichhas been postponeduntil Thursday because of the tragedy.

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Police cordon off the intersection of Canal Street and Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 2025

A university spokesman tells PEOPLE that more information will be released about the student’s condition when it is available.

All of the Georgia Bulldogs team members who were in New Orleans for the Sugar Bowl have been accounted for, according to university officials.

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Police say that 42-year-old Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a U.S. citizen from Texas, sped through a crowd of pedestrians in the city’s crowded French Quarter at 3:15 a.m. Jabbar was killed in a shootout with police.

source: people.com