NEW ORLEANS, La. (WSAV) — Fifteen people are dead and at least 35 people are injured after a pickup truck drove into a crowd of people in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day on Bourbon Street, authorities said on Wednesday. The attack which authorities and President Joe Biden called an "act of terrorism" happened around 3:15 a.m. After hitting the crowd of people, the suspect, Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar, 42, exited the truck and fired shots at law enforcement. Jabbar was shot and killed by law enforcement officials returning gunfire on the scene, reports said. WSAV's Joey Lamar was in New Orleans for the Allstate Sugar Bowl and spoke with U.S. Senator John Kennedy about the gravity of the situation. "Forty yards this way, as you well know, we have dead bodies on the ground for God's sake and we got to find out what happened," Kennedy said. "These are my people and my people's guests...These are just people trying to enjoy the ball game." Kennedy also said that authorities need to inform the American people of exactly what happened and why so it can be prevented in the future as soon as it is learned. One woman who said she comes to New Orleans frequently for New Years told WSAV that they didn't know what was going on when the attack took place. "We were out last night, but we didn't come down Canal Street," one woman said. "We were just at the fireworks show and, but we never came down Canal Street. We saw the police coming, but we didn't know what was going on. We just figured it was just somebody in the street. We didn't think this was the tragedy like this." Some were in New Orleans for the New Years celebrations while others were there for Sugar Bowl, a match-up between the University of Georgia and Notre Dame. "It's my second trip to New Orleans," a Georgia Bulldog fan said. "It's her first, but I haven't been here over 20 years.  So, it's my first Sugar Bowl trip. So, very excited about that.  But then to have this happen is really put a damper on things." Another fan was concerned about the impact that it would have on players. The game has since been postponed to Thursday, Jan. 2 at 3:00 p.m. CST, which is 4:00 p.m. EST. "Will they be a little bit, you know, just mentally, you know, down a little bit from it?" she said. "So, I'm not sure not sure how it'll be, but I guess we'll find out." The FBI is leading the investigation, but law enforcement agencies are joining in to assist, including the FBI Atlanta office. GoFundMe has started a page on how to donate to verified fundraisers for victims of the attack that you can access here.