Bomb materials, Quran, toys: Inside New Orleans attacker’s home

A long list of substances used in bomb-making was included in the FBI’s list of items, while Jamfar’s house was full of pesticide residues and bottles.

Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a 42-year-old New Orleans criminal who pledged allegiance to ISIS, left behind a cold image in his North Houston video home—complete with bomb-making materials, a Quran opened to a passing glorifying murder, and signs of a existence spiraling into chaos.
In the videos posted by the New York Post, it showed a workshop in Jabbar’s room set up for assembling bombs. Outside, his Quran stood vividly atop a bookcase, opened to Verse 9: 111, which reads:” They fight in Allah’s trigger, and destroy and are slain, a promise binding…” The verse, frequently interpreted as a call to violence by extremist ideologies, cast a haunting shadow over his now frightening acts.
On New Year’s Day, Jabbar drove a occupied Ford F-150 Lightning into the spirit of Cognac Street, mowing down parties at 3 a. m. in a horrible frenzy. Fourteen people were killed, lots injured, and Jabbar himself died in a battle with officers. It is regarded as a terrorism-related omission by governmental authorities.
A property of red colors
Jabbar’s video house painted a bleak portrait of his descent into fanaticism. An products left behind by FBI agents listing substances commonly used in bomb-making washed up the house, along with chemical contaminants and containers. A rolled-up meditation floor and various Muslim books more hinted at his extremism.
However, his disjointed personal life was still visible in the home. A back bedroom was cluttered with children’s toys and bunk beds—remnants of his role as a father to two daughters, aged 15 and 20. A keffiyeh was spotted hanging in the closet in the main bedroom, indicating his ideological shift.
Jabbar announced to the media that he was moving to New Orleans for a new IT job hours before the attack. Soon after his white truck vanished, his lies were exposed.
A veteran’s downfall
Once an Army staff sergeant, Jabbar served ten years, including deployments to Afghanistan from 2009 to 2019. But after leaving active duty in 2015 and the reserves in 2020, his life unraveled. His early years in the workforce included struggles as an IT specialist, two divorces, a failed real estate career, and financial struggles.
Despite his quiet demeanor, Jabbar’s radicalization had alarming roots. He threatened to murder his own family in videos posted before his attack, not only declaring his loyalty to ISIS. His younger brother, Abdur Jabbar, expressed shock:” This is more some type of radicalization, not religion. He was a sweetheart really, a nice guy, a friend, really smart, caring”.
A haunting legacy
A city was left grieving and a nation was questioned about the unknown dangers that Jabbar’s murder had posed. His tragic descent into extremism and the perilous allure of radical ideologies underscores their dangerous allure and the human cost they entail.

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