(NewsNation) — As police continue to piece together clues into what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism in New Orleans, the suspect who was shot and killed by police may not have acted alone, a former FBI special agent told NewsNation.
Stuart Kaplan said investigators won’t need long to identify the suspect who drove into a crowd on Bourbon Street early Wednesday morning, killing 10 and injuring 35. Given investigative tools available to police, suspects can’t go unidentified for very long and Kaplan believes the suspect may have already been identified by law enforcement.
Investigative technology may provide leads into where the man may have come from before carrying out Wednesday’s attack.
“I would suggest this may be a byproduct of our unfortunate open border policies,” Kaplan told NewsNation, adding, “Unfortunately this is the catastrophic result of an individual who was able to now create panic and fear.”
Kaplan’s sources suggest that the man may have entered the country illegally in the last week, and FBI investigators are working quickly to identify other “potential bad actors” that may have been involved in the attack.
Kaplan, citing sources, said government surveillance would have been able to place the suspect in Wednesday’s attack with other individuals who may have been involved. Sources indicate that the attack may be part of a bigger, more coordinated plot toward other venues and that “other attacks may be coming our way.”
