.................... NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Multiple people are dead after a pickup truck plowed into a group of people on Bourbon Street in New Orleans early on New Year's Day, the New Orleans Police Department said. Two officers were also shot during the incident. Sources have confirmed to Nexstar's WGNO that the suspect in the crime was shot and killed by NOPD officers in a return of gunfire. Emergency services attend the scene after a vehicle drove into a crowd on New Orleans' Canal and Bourbon Street, Wednesday Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert) Woman burned to death in NYC subway identified by police New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell called the incident a "terrorist attack" during a press conference on Wednesday. New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick also stated that the incident was intentional. Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver drove around the barricades to conduct the act, she said. “He was hell-bent on creating the carnage and the damage that he did,” Kirkpatrick said. “It was very intentional behavior. This man was trying to run over as many people as he could." New Orleans restaurant dodges closing on NYE after building collapses Additionally, Bourbon Street has been shut down at this time, according to the NOPD. Officials with the Federal Bureau of Investigations advise drivers and pedestrians to avoid the surrounding area including Canal to St. Ann streets. The FBI will head the investigation as they categorized this as an “act of terrorism.” Agents are currently sweeping the French Quarter for explosive devices after an “improvised explosive” was found. The mass casualty incident took place around 3:15 a.m. at the corner of Bourbon and Iberville streets. As of Wednesday morning at 6 a.m., the New Orleans Police Department reported 10 fatalities with possibly 30 others injured. "A horrific act of violence took place on Bourbon Street earlier this morning. Please join Sharon and I in praying for all the victims and first responders on scene," said Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry. "I urge all near the scene to avoid the area." The Associated Press contributed to this report. This is a developing story.